water lily
nounDefinition of water lily
: any of various aquatic plants (especially genera Nymphaea and Nuphar of the family Nymphaeaceae, the water-lily family) with floating leaves and usually showy flowers
broadly
: an aquatic plant (such as a water hyacinth) with showy flowers
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As if to signal the quiet retreat in back, a reflecting pond filled with water lilies beckons from an alcove of boxwood, pittosporum and lomandra. — Emily Young, Los Angeles Times, "A Santa Monica backyard is remade for outdoor entertaining," 22 Aug. 2019 Additionally, the show examines the artist’s shift to painting multiple images of the same subject, including haystacks, poplars, Waterloo Bridge, and his iconic water lilies. — Necee Regis, BostonGlobe.com, "Here, there, and everywhere," 20 Aug. 2019 For anyone unfamiliar with the products, here's a quick primer: the Elements Keep It Fresh Face Cleanser is gentle, ultra-hydrating, and infused with nourishing sunflower seed oil, water lily extract, and cleansing apple amino acids. — Kaleigh Fasanella, Allure, "My Poor, Unfortunate Soul Needs This Little Mermaid Skin-Care Collection," 8 Aug. 2019 The native water lily, Nymphaea odorata, looks much like this. — Ellen Nibali, baltimoresun.com, "Garden Q&A: On native water lilies and millipedes," 18 July 2019 And the gardens are an impressionist painting come to life, with water lilies, weeping willows, wisterias, and the famous green Japanese bridge. — Condé Nast Traveler, "17 Most Beautiful Small Towns in France," 17 July 2019 Exotic and familiar plants Yes, the famous garden is filled with the irises and the pond with water lilies, whose beauty Monet captured in his art. — Jo Ellen Meyers Sharp, Indianapolis Star, "The Hoosier Gardener: Dish towel evokes memories of Monet," 11 July 2019 When the water temperature hits 80 degrees, the gardeners will add Victoria amazonica to the pool, a tropical water lily whose leaves can grow up to nine feet across. — Alexandra Lange, Curbed, "The exuberant career of the Brazilian designer Roberto Burle Marx brings the oft-overlooked field of landscape architecture to the foreground," 11 June 2019 Manda de Laos: A romantic little restaurant set atop a pond stocked with carp and water lilies. — Hanya Yanagihara, Condé Nast Traveler, "Why Luang Prabang Is the Ideal Southeast Asian City," 20 Nov. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'water lily.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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