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Noun: swamp lily  swómp li-lee
  1. North American herbaceous perennial of wet places having slender curled racemes of small white flowers
    - lizard's-tail, water dragon, Saururus cernuus

Derived forms: swamp lilies

Type of: bog plant, marsh plant, swamp plant

Part of: genus Saururus, Saururus

Encyclopedia: Swamp lily