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Definition of: waterlily
(wô′tər·lil′ē, wot′ər-) noun plural ·lil·ies
1. Any plant of a genus (Nymphaea) of showy aquatic herbs of temperate and tropical regions, with large floating leaves and flowers; especially, the fragrant white waterlily (N. odorata) of the eastern United States.
2. The yellow pondlily (Nuphar luteum) of the same family.
3. The Victoria waterlily.
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