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Water lily

The phrase water lily is used to describe aquatic plants of the following families: Nymphaeaceae
Nelumbonaceae, (Nelumbo) also called lotus.

Other uses: 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, an ethnographic novel by Ella Cara Deloria.
Lily pads is Military slang for Cooperative Security Location installations, a military term for a scaled down Military facility with little or no permanent personnel presence, which may contain pre-positioned equipment and/or logistical arrangements and serve both for security cooperation activities and contingency access. Often used as a staging ground for Special Forces and Intelligence operations.
Lilypad, a futuristic concept for artificial islands or floating cities, envisioned by architect Vincent Callebaut

Source: Wikipedia

Translation

The phrase "Water lily" occurs as such in the following languages: English, Simple English.

Translation in Tagalog: Kiyapo.


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