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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