Spatter-dock

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Spatter-dock \Spat`ter-dock`\, n. (Bot.)
     The common yellow water lily ({Nuphar advena}).
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  spatterdock
       n : 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}]