【医】 萍蓬草(属植物)

[ noun ]
a water lily having large leaves and showy fragrant flowers that float on the water; of temperate and tropical regions
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Pond \Pond\, n. [Probably originally, an inclosed body of water,
and the same word as pound. See {Pound} an inclosure.]
A body of water, naturally or artificially confined, and
usually of less extent than a lake. ``Through pond or pool.''
--Milton.

{Pond hen} (Zo["o]l.), the American coot. See {Coot}
(a) .

{Pond lily} (Bot.), the water lily. See under {Water}, and
Illust. under {Nymph[ae]a}.

{Pond snail} (Zo["o]l.), any gastropod living in fresh-water
ponds or lakes. The most common kinds are air-breathing
snails (Pulmonifera) belonging to Limn[ae]a, Physa,
Planorbis, and allied genera. The operculated species are
pectinibranchs, belonging to {Melantho}, {Valvata}, and
various other genera.

{Pond spice} (Bot.), an American shrub ({Tetranthera
geniculata}) of the Laurel family, with small oval leaves,
and axillary clusters of little yellow flowers. The whole
plant is spicy. It grows in ponds and swamps from Virginia
to Florida.

{Pond tortoise}, {Pond turtle} (Zo["o]l.), any freshwater
tortoise of the family {Emydid[ae]}. Numerous species are
found in North America.