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water dragon

noun · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Any of various agamid lizards of eastern Asia and Australasia, including the genera Physignathus, Intellagama, and Tropicagama, all of subfamily Amphibolurinae.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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noun

Meaning 2

A marsh marigold (Caltha palustris)

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noun

Meaning 3

The lizard's tail plant (Saururus cernuus)

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Meaning 4

A knucker, a lizard of English folklore.

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noun

Meaning 5

swamp plant of Europe and North America having bright yellow flowers resembling buttercups

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Synonyms: marsh marigold, kingcup, meadow bright, May blob, cowslip, Caltha palustris

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Broader terms: marsh plant, bog plant, swamp plant

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noun

Meaning 6

North American herbaceous perennial of wet places having slender curled racemes of small white flowers

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Synonyms: lizard's-tail, swamp lily, Saururus cernuus

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Broader terms: marsh plant, bog plant, swamp plant

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