water lily
noun [C]Definition
› a plant whose large, flat leaves and cup-shaped petals float on the surface of lakes and poolsFlowers and flowering plantsFlowers - general wordsWater and marsh plants, bushes and trees
(Definition of water lily noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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