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nelumbo
CIDE DICTIONARY
nelumbo, prop. n. [Ceylonese word.].
A genus of great water lilies. The North American species is Nelumbo lutea , the Asiatic is the sacred lotus, Nelumbo speciosa . [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
nelumbo, n. (pl. -os) any water lily of the genus Nelumbo, native to India and China, bearing small pink flowers. Also called LOTUS.
Etymology
mod.L f. Sinh. nelum(bu)
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