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lily pad

One of the floating leaves of a water lily.

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lily pad

(Plants) any of the floating leaves of a water lily

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lil′y pad`

the large, floating leaf of a water lily.

[1805–15, Amer.]

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lily pad - floating leaves of a water lily

water lily - an aquatic plant of the family Nymphaeaceae

pad - the large floating leaf of an aquatic plant (as the water lily)

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