Nelumbo
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nelumbo
(nɪˈlʌmbəʊ)n, pl -bos
(Plants) either of the two aquatic plants of the genus Nelumbo: family Nelumbonaceae. See lotus4, water chinquapin
[C19: New Latin, from Sinhalese nelumbu lotus]
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Noun | 1. | Nelumbo - sometimes placed in the family Nymphaeaceae: lotuses magnoliid dicot genus - genus of dicotyledonous flowering plants regarded as among the most primitive of extant angiosperms Nelumbonaceae, subfamily Nelumbonaceae - in some classifications considered an independent family of water lilies; comprises the single genus Nelumbo American lotus, Nelumbo lutea, water chinquapin, yanquapin - water lily of eastern North America having pale yellow blossoms and edible globular nutlike seeds |
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