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Nelumbo

Nelumbo Meaning & Definition
Nelumbo Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Nelumbo?

[n] sometimes placed in the family Nymphaeaceae: lotuses

Synonyms | Synonyms for Nelumbo: genus Nelumbo

Related Terms | Find terms related to Nelumbo:

See Also | American lotus | magnoliid dicot genus | Nelumbo lutea | Nelumbonaceae | subfamily Nelumbonaceae | water chinquapin | yanquapin

Nelumbo In Webster's Dictionary

\Ne*lum"bo\, n. [Ceylonese word.] (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}.]

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