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spat·ter·dock

(spăt′ər-dŏk′)

Any of several North American water lilies of the genus Nuphar, having globe-shaped yellow flowers.

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spatterdock

(ˈspætəˌdɒk)

(Plants) a yellow water lily

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spat•ter•dock

(ˈspæt ərˌdɒk)

n.

any of various water lilies of the genus Nuphar, having yellow flowers, esp. N. advena, of the eastern U.S.

[1805–15, Amer.]

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spatterdock - common water lily of eastern and central North America, having broad leaves and globe-shaped yellow flowers; in sluggish fresh or slightly brackish water

cow lily, Nuphar advena, yellow pond lily

water lily - an aquatic plant of the family Nymphaeaceae

genus Nuphar, Nuphar - spatterdocks

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