nelumbo

[ nuh-luhm-boh ]

/ nəˈlʌm boʊ /

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noun, plural ne·lum·bos.

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Origin of nelumbo

<New Latin <Sinhalese neluma

OTHER WORDS FROM nelumbo

ne·lum·bi·an, adjective

Words nearby nelumbo

Nellore, nelly, nelson, Nelson, Admiral Horatio, Nelspruit, nelumbo, Neman, nemat-, nemathecium, nemathelminth, nematic

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How to use nelumbo in a sentence

At the foot of the hill lay a deep morass, covered with the nelumbo and other aquatic plants.
Early Western Travels 1748-1846, Volume XVI|Various
Another wonderful plant of June is the large water-lily the Nelumbo luteum, or water-chinquepin.
Harper's Young People, June 8, 1880|Various
These upstanding flowers and stalks form the distinguishing characteristic of the Nelumbo species.
A History of Art in Ancient Egypt, Vol. II (of 2)|Georges Perrot
The nelumbo of Indian origin has ceased to grow in Egypt, while the colocasia of modern botanists has persisted there.
Origin of Cultivated Plants|Alphonse De Candolle

At both stations Myriophyllum heterophyllum was abundant and at G-7 Nelumbo lutea was also common.
Fishes of Chautauqua, Cowley and Elk Counties, Kansas|Artie L. Metcalf

British Dictionary definitions for nelumbo

nelumbo

/ (nɪˈlʌmbəʊ) /

noun plural -bos

either of the two aquatic plants of the genus Nelumbo: family NelumbonaceaeSee lotus (def. 4), water chinquapin

Word Origin for nelumbo

C19: New Latin, from Sinhalese nelumbu lotus

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