spatterdock
/ˈspætərˌdɑk/
noun
- A common North American water lily with large, flat, floating leaves and yellow, cup-shaped flowers; also called yellow pond lily or cow lily.
- The pond was covered with spatterdock, its yellow blooms bright against the green leaves.
- We paddled the canoe through a patch of spatterdock near the shore.
- Spatterdock provides good cover for fish and frogs in shallow water.