yellow water lily
- noun
:
lirio de agua amarillo
- The yellow water lily blooms beautifully in the summer.
Examples
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We took photos of the yellow water lilies growing near the edge of the river.
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The pond was dotted with beautiful yellow water lilies in full bloom.
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A single yellow water lily stood out against the green leaves on the lake.
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I saw a yellow water lily in the pond yesterday.
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The yellow water lily blooms beautifully on the surface of the pond.
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In the summer, the bright yellow water lily attracts many visitors to the lake.
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We spotted a yellow water lily floating gracefully among the reeds.
Synonyms
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A plant that floats on water with large round leaves and pretty white, pink, or yellow flowers
A water lily with broad leaves and round yellow flowers that grows in slow freshwater ponds
A water plant with broad leaves and round yellow flowers that floats on calm water
A water plant with broad floating leaves and round yellow flowers that grows in quiet ponds
A water lily with broad floating leaves and large yellow flowers
A water plant with large round leaves that float on ponds and showy flowers
A water plant with big floating leaves and sweet smelling flowers
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase is a straightforward descriptive noun phrase: 'yellow' (color) + 'water' (habitat) + 'lily' (flower), so its meaning — a lily that grows in water and is yellow — is directly compositional. This pattern is cross-linguistically common and follows regular English noun modification, so a B1 learner who knows the constituent words will readily understand it.
Etymology
Yellow water lily gives a simple picture of a water lily with bright yellow flowers floating on a pond. So, yellow water lily means 'a water lily with yellow flowers'.