Nelumbo

[ni'lʌmbәu]

(noun.) sometimes placed in the family Nymphaeaceae: lotuses.

Editor: Seth--From WordNet

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

Checked by Ellen

n. a genus of water-lilies including the Egyptian Bean of Pythagoras and the Hindu Lotus.—Also Nelum′bium.

Typed by Duane