SPATTERDOCK


Meaning of SPATTERDOCK in English

/spat"euhr dok'/ , n.

any of various water lilies of the genus Nuphar, having globular yellow flowers and growing in lakes or sluggish streams, esp. N. advena, of the eastern U.S. Also called cow lily .

[ 1805-15, Amer.; SPATTER + DOCK 4 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .