'Saururus cernuus' definitions:

Definition of 'Saururus cernuus'

From: WordNet
noun
North American herbaceous perennial of wet places having slender curled racemes of small white flowers [syn: lizard's-tail, swamp lily, water dragon, Saururus cernuus]

Definition of 'Saururus cernuus'

From: GCIDE
  • Lizard's tail \Liz"ard's tail`\n. (Bot.) A perennial plant of the genus Saururus ({Saururus 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. [1913 Webster]