
Meaning of LIZARD'S TAIL
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WordNet Dictionary |
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[n] North American herbaceous perennial of wet places having slender curled racemes of small white flowers |
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| Synonyms: | | Saururus cernuus, swamp lily, water dragon |
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| See Also: | | bog plant, genus Saururus, marsh plant, Saururus, swamp plant | |
Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| Definition: | | \Liz"ard's tail`\ (Bot.)
A perennial plant of the genus {Saururus} ({S. cernuus}),
growing in marshes, and having white flowers crowded in a
slender terminal spike, somewhat resembling in form a
lizard's tail; whence the name. --Gray.
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