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NELUMBO
Nelumbo, genus Nelumbo
(noun) sometimes placed in the family Nymphaeaceae: lotuses
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
From the genus name.
Noun
nelumbo (plural nelumbos)
Any of the genus Nelumbo of aquatic plants with large, showy flowers resembling water lilies, the lotuses.
Source: Wiktionary
Ne*lum"bo, n. Etym: [Ceylonese word.] (Bot.)
Definition: A genus of great water lilies. The North American species is Nelumbo lutea, the Asiatic is the sacred lotus, N. speciosa. [Written also Nelumbium.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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