water dragon

Other forms: water dragons

Definitions of water dragon
  1. noun
    North American herbaceous perennial of wet places having slender curled racemes of small white flowers
    synonyms: Saururus cernuus, lizard's-tail, swamp lily
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    type of:
    bog plant, marsh plant, swamp plant
    a semiaquatic plant that grows in soft wet land; most are monocots: sedge, sphagnum, grasses, cattails, etc; possibly heath
  2. noun
    swamp plant of Europe and North America having bright yellow flowers resembling buttercups
    synonyms: Caltha palustris, May blob, cowslip, kingcup, marsh marigold, meadow bright
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    type of:
    bog plant, marsh plant, swamp plant
    a semiaquatic plant that grows in soft wet land; most are monocots: sedge, sphagnum, grasses, cattails, etc; possibly heath
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