The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word LOTUS which also is the latest solution we found used in USA Today in 2006.
Water lily crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| LOTUS | 87 % | 5 |
| NELUMBO | 9 % | 7 |
| LOTOS | 4 % | 5 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Water lily
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- waterlily
- lilywort
- waterleaf
- lily
- waterwort
- nymphaeid
- floating heart
- hydrophyllum
- waterplant
- limnophyte
- amphiphyte
- aquatic
Crossword Answer definitions
LOTUS noun- A kind of aquatic plant, genus Nelumbo in the family Nelumbonaceae.
- A water lily, genus Nymphaea, especially those of Egypt or India.
- A legendary plant eaten by the Lotophagi of the Odyssey that caused drowsiness and euphoria.
- A number of other plants bearing lotus in their scientific or common names (see Derived terms below).
- An architectural motif of ancient Egyptian temples.
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