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Thesaurus: nelumbo

A genus of great water lilies. The North American species is Nelumbo lutea, the Asiatic is the sacred lotus, N. speciosa.

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  1. n. A genus of great water lilies. The North American species is Nelumbo lutea, the Asiatic is the sacred lotus, N. speciosa.
  2. A genus of great water lilies. The North American species is Nelumbo lutea, the Asiatic is the sacred lotus, N. speciosa. [Written also Nelumbium.]
  3. A genus of great water lilies. The North American species isNelumbo lutea, the Asiatic is the sacred lotus, N. speciosa. [Writtenalso Nelumbium.]
  4. n sometimes placed in the family Nymphaeaceae: lotuses