lily pad
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1.6
- noun
- /ˈlɪli pæd/
:
lirio
- We floated through islands of lily pads and under the sprawling weeping willows.
- pond with lily pads
- frogs on lily pads
- Lily pads floated
But one thing we did have was lilies, Lily pads.
- But one thing we did have was lilies, Lily pads.
- So you guys can see my front yard is full of Lily pads.
Examples
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Lily pads floated on the waters, and white flowers as big as dinner plates.
Fiction book (1992) -
The clouds overhead are reflected in the patches of water between the lily pads.
Fiction book (1997) -
If I was a frog, I'd have my own lily pad.
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You might see a bullfrog sitting on a lily pad in a pond.
Blog text (12) -
Sure enough, Bunny was stranded on a lily pad.
Academic text (2008) -
Charley hopped onto a lily pad.
Fiction book (1999) -
The colorful purple gallinules are vegetarians and often walk lightly over floating lily pads searching for their food.
Academic text (2006) -
A large pink goldfish was nosing the underside of a lily pad on which sat the smallest frog Molly had ever seen.
Fiction book (1999) -
From every channel and riverbank, lake and lily-pad-covered lagoon, a chorus of frogs serenaded their unseen audience.
Fiction book (1990) -
The mallard duck swims gracefully among the lily pads on the tranquil pond.
Synonyms
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6.4
A large flat leaf that floats on water, like a water lily
Surface Forms
Morphology
The compound is fully compositional: 'lily' (the water lily plant) + 'pad' (a broad floating leaf) directly yield the meaning 'a flat, round floating leaf of a water lily'. This literal, imageable combination follows regular noun-noun compounding and is likely obvious to a B1 learner who knows both constituent words.
Etymology
Lily pad The noun lily pad names the flat, round leaf of a water lily that floats on ponds. The name joins lily, the plant, and pad, which means a 'small flat surface', and the image of a frog sitting on that floating leaf helps you remember the meaning.