spatterdock

spatterdock
/spat"euhr dok'/, n.
any of various water lilies of the genus Nuphar, having globular yellow flowers and growing in lakes or sluggish streams, esp. N. advena, of the eastern U.S. Also called cow lily.
[1805-15, Amer.; SPATTER + DOCK4]

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  • spatterdock — lūgnė statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Lūgninių (Nymphaeaceae) šeimos augalų gentis (Nuphar). atitikmenys: lot. Nuphar angl. yellow pond lily; pond lily; spatterdock vok. Mummel; Nixenblume; Teichrose rus. кубышка lenk. grążel …   Dekoratyvinių augalų vardynas

  • spatterdock — paprastoji lūgnė statusas T sritis vardynas atitikmenys: lot. Nuphar lutea angl. brandy bottle; yellow water lily; spatterdock vok. gelbe Teichrose; große Mummel; Seekandel rus. кубышка желтая lenk. grążel żółty; grążel wodny …   Dekoratyvinių augalų vardynas

  • spatterdock — noun Date: 1813 any of a genus (Nuphar) of water lilies having usually cordate leaves and typically yellow flowers …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • spatterdock — noun N. Amer. a yellow flowered water lily. [Nuphar advena and other species.] …   English new terms dictionary

  • spatterdock — spat·ter·dock …   English syllables

  • spatterdock — spat•ter•dock [[t]ˈspæt ərˌdɒk[/t]] n. bot (boi pln) any of various water lilies of the genus Nuphar, having yellow flowers, esp. N. advena, of the eastern U.S • Etymology: 1805–15, amer …   From formal English to slang

  • spatterdock — /ˈspætədɒk/ (say spatuhdok) noun 1. a coarse yellow flowered pond lily, Nuphar advena, common in stagnant waters. 2. any pond lily of genera Nymphaea and Nuphar, especially one with yellow flowers. {spatter + dock4} …  

  • spatterdock — noun common water lily of eastern and central North America, having broad leaves and globe shaped yellow flowers; in sluggish fresh or slightly brackish water • Syn: ↑cow lily, ↑yellow pond lily, ↑Nuphar advena • Hypernyms: ↑water lily • Member… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Cape Fear spatterdock — strėlialapė lūgnė statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Lūgninių šeimos dekoratyvinis augalas (Nuphar sagittifolia), paplitęs Šiaurės Amerikoje. atitikmenys: lot. Nuphar sagittifolia angl. Cape Fear spatterdock šaltinis Valstybinės lietuvių… …   Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

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