lily pad

A round leaf of the Nymphaeaceae family (water lilies).

Lily pads float on the surface of the water and have a notch in each leaf, which helps distinguish them from lotus leaves, which rise above the surface of the water as they mature and do not have notches unless damaged.

See Also

• Lily
• Lotus

The following tags are aliased to this tag: lilypad, lilypads, and water_lily_pad (learn more).