Associations to the word «Nelumbo»

Wiktionary

NELUMBO, noun. Any of the genus Nelumbo of aquatic plants with large, showy flowers resembling water lilies.
NELUMBO, proper noun. A taxonomic genus within the family Nelumbonaceae   — the sacred lotus and the American lotus, resembling water lilies.
NELUMBO LUTEA, proper noun. A taxonomic species within the family Nelumbonaceae   — the American lotus.
NELUMBO NUCIFERA, proper noun. A taxonomic species within the family Nelumbonaceae   — the sacred lotus.

Dictionary definition

NELUMBO, noun. Sometimes placed in the family Nymphaeaceae: lotuses.

Wise words

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Pythagoras