Noun: swamp lily swómp li-lee
- North American herbaceous perennial of wet places having slender curled racemes of small white flowers
"swamp lily often grows in shallow water along stream banks";
- lizard's-tail, water dragon, Saururus cernuus
Derived forms: swamp lilies
Type of: bog plant, marsh plant, swamp plant
Part of: genus Saururus, Saururus
Encyclopedia: Swamp lily