Noun: yellow pond lily
- Common water lily of eastern and central North America, having broad leaves and globe-shaped yellow flowers; in sluggish fresh or slightly brackish water
"yellow pond lily flowers brighten pond surfaces in summer";
- spatterdock [N. Amer], cow lily, Nuphar advena
Derived forms: yellow pond lilies
Type of: water lily
Part of: genus Nuphar, Nuphar
Encyclopedia: Yellow pond lily