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Nelumbo

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

sometimes placed in the family Nymphaeaceae: lotuses

noun.plant

Synonyms genus nelumbo

Source: WordNet 3.0
A genus of great water lilies. The North American species is <i>Nelumbo lutea</i>, the Asiatic is the sacred lotus, <i>N. speciosa</i>.

noun

Source: webster1913