nelumbo Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun sometimes placed in the family Nymphaeaceae: lotuses
    genus Nelumbo.

WordNet


Ne*lum"bo noun
Etymology
Ceylonese word.
Definitions
  1. (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.

Webster 1913