单词 | spatterdock |
释义 | spatterdock in British English (ˈspætəˌdɒk) noun a yellow water lily spatterdock in American English (ˈspætərˌdɑk) US noun any of several waterlilies; esp., a North American species (Nuphar advena) with thick roots, heart-shaped leaves, and yellow flowers spatterdock in American English (ˈspætərˌdɑk) noun 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 Word origin [1805–15, Amer.; spatter + dock4]This word is first recorded in the period 1805–15. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: alpaca, makeup, napoleon, platinum, polarization |
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