HyperDic: swamp_lily

English > 1 sense of the expression *swamp lily*:
NOUN	plant	swamp lily, lizard's-tail, water dragon, Saururus cernuus	North American herbaceous perennial of wet places having slender curled racemes of small white flowers

English > *swamp lily*: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaning	North American herbaceous perennial of wet places having slender curled racemes of small white flowers.
Synonyms	lizard's-tail, water dragon, Saururus cernuus
Member of	Saururus, genus Saururus	type genus of the Saururaceae
Broader	marsh plant, bog plant, swamp plant	A semiaquatic plant that grows in soft wet land