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lilypond

lilypond noun: a pond in which water lilies grow.

Noun

lilypond (plural lilyponds)

  1. A pond in which water lilies grow.
    • He had walked towards the middle of an ornamental lilypond when innebriated up to the point where braced shirts meet knickerbockers, […]1939 May 4, James Joyce, Finnegans Wake, London: Faber and Faber Limited, →OCLC; republished London: Faber & Faber Limited, 1960, →OCLC, part I, page 98
    • Only van Gogh's sunrise and Monet's lilypond had their glories undiminished […]1941, Upton Sinclar, Between Two Worlds I, Simon Publications, published 2001, →ISBN, page 3

Forms of lilypond

plurallilyponds

Origin of lilypond

From lily + pond.

Questions about lilypond

What does lilypond mean?
Lilypond means a pond in which water lilies grow.
What part of speech is lilypond?
Lilypond is a noun.
What is the plural of lilypond?
The plural of lilypond is lilyponds.

Words near lilypond in the dictionary

  1. Lilyfield
  2. lilyhanded
  3. lilylike
  4. lilypad
  5. lilypads
  6. lilypond
  7. lilyponds
  8. lilyturf
  9. lilyturfs
  10. Lilyvale
  11. lilywort

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