The phrase "water lily is used to describe aquatic plants of the following families, which have lily pads:
- Nymphaeaceae, /ˌnɪmfiːˈeɪsiː/ is a family of flowering plants
- Nelumbonaceae (Nelumbo), also called "Lotus"
"Water lily may also be a reference to the following in popular culture:
- Water Lilies, a famous painting series by Claude Monet
- Water Lilies (film) (Naissance des pieuvres), a 2007 film by Céline Sciamma
- Water Lily Acoustics, a record label
- Waterlily (novel), a 1988 ethnographic novel by Ella Cara Deloria
- Lily pads, military slang for Cooperative Security Location
- Lilypad, a futuristic concept for artificial islands or floating cities, envisioned by architect Vincent Callebaut
- LilyPad Arduino
- Waterlillies, a male-female electronica–pop–trip hop duo from the 1990s
Famous quotes containing the words water and/or lily:
“‘Tis not enough on roots and in the mouth,
But give me water heavy on the head
In all the passion of a broken drouth.”
—Robert Frost (1874–1963)
“There has fallen a splendid tear
From the passion-flower at the gate.
She is coming, my dove, my dear;
She is coming, my life, my fate;
The red rose cries, ‘She is near, she is near;’
And the white rose weeps, ‘She is late;’
The larkspur listens, ‘I hear, I hear;’
And the lily whispers, ‘I wait.’”
—Alfred Tennyson (1809–1892)