nelumbo Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun sometimes placed in the family Nymphaeaceae: lotuses
genus Nelumbo.
WordNet
Ne*lum"bo noun
Etymology
Ceylonese word.Definitions
(Bot.) A genus of great water lilies. The North American species is Nelumbo lutea , the Asiatic is the sacred lotus,N. speciosa .Written also Nelumbium .