lilypads

noun
UK /ˈlɪliˌpædz/
US /ˈlɪliˌpædz/

Flat green leaves that float on top of water.

The frogs sat on the lilypads in the pond.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. The floating leaves of a water lily plant.

Dragonflies rested on the lilypads.

3. A place where small creatures like frogs and insects live on a pond.

Tadpoles hid under the lilypads.

4. Round green shapes seen on the surface of still water.

We counted the lilypads across the lake.