Definition of NELUMBO (Meaning of NELUMBO), a 7 Letter Word



WordNet Dictionary

	Definition:	[n] sometimes placed in the family Nymphaeaceae: lotuses

NELUMBO is a 7 letter word that starts with N.
	Synonyms:	genus Nelumbo

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

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

	Definition:	\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}.]