lily pad

noun

: a floating leaf of a water lily

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And yet floating among the Convention’s fifty thousand attendees, like lily pads across a pond, were hundreds of Black women dressed in the sorority’s colors: vibrant greens and various shades of pink—hot, rose, pastel. —

Jazmine Hughes, The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2024 The first example, Automate Fée Ondine, came to life in a whimsical scene set with a jeweled fairy resting atop a lily pad. —

Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 2 Nov. 2024 The Swarm of Life by Shane Gross Beneath a layer of lily pads covering the water like a blanket, a legion of western toad tadpoles swims toward the surface of Canada’s Cedar Lake to feed. —

Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Oct. 2024 The suzuki tartare has become a staff and fan favorite with Japanese sea bass, a chile and soybean paste plus tiny nasturtium lily pads. —

Louisa Kung Liu Chu, Chicago Tribune, 7 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for lily pad