water lily Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun an aquatic plant of the family Nymphaeaceae

WordNet

Wa"ter lil`y
Definitions
  1. (Bot.) A blossom or plant of any species of the genus Nymphæa, distinguished for its large floating leaves and beautiful flowers. See Nymphæa. ✍ The name is extended to various plants of other related genera, as Nuphar, Euryale, Nelumbo, and Victoria. See Euryale, Lotus, and Victoria, 1.

Webster 1913