Spatterdock (Noun)
Meaning
Common water lily of eastern and central North America, having broad leaves and globe-shaped yellow flowers; in sluggish fresh or slightly brackish water.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- Spatterdock lilies bloom from late spring through the summer, with showy yellow flowers held high above the water.
- A trip to the wetlands during peak summer revealed vast swaths of spatterdock stretching out as far as the eye could see.
- Wading birds walked through shallow pools with delicate steps to avoid the masses of spatterdock blanketing the bottom of the marsh.
- Hikers noticed how this stand of spatterdock has almost totally consumed this one portion of the shoreline along the brackish water of the nearby creek.
- Bright sunlight streaming down brought a brilliance to a wide pool as bright yellow blooms adorned every patch of spatterdock stretching as far as you could see across this stretch of river water.