'Pond spice' definitions:

Definition of 'Pond spice'

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  • Pond \Pond\, n. [Probably originally, an inclosed body of water, and the same word as pound. See Pound an inclosure.] A body of water, naturally or artificially confined, and usually of less extent than a lake. "Through pond or pool." --Milton. [1913 Webster]
  • Pond hen (Zool.), the American coot. See Coot (a) .
  • Pond lily (Bot.), the water lily. See under Water, and Illust. under Nymph[ae]a.
  • Pond snail (Zool.), any gastropod living in fresh-water ponds or lakes. The most common kinds are air-breathing snails (Pulmonifera) belonging to Limn[ae]a, Physa, Planorbis, and allied genera. The operculated species are pectinibranchs, belonging to Melantho, Valvata, and various other genera.
  • Pond spice (Bot.), an American shrub ({Tetranthera geniculata}) of the Laurel family, with small oval leaves, and axillary clusters of little yellow flowers. The whole plant is spicy. It grows in ponds and swamps from Virginia to Florida.
  • Pond tortoise, Pond turtle (Zool.), any freshwater tortoise of the family Emydid[ae]. Numerous species are found in North America. [1913 Webster]