Nelumbo

See also: nelumbo

Translingual

Nelumbo nucifera

Etymology

From New Latin, from Sinhalese නෙලුම්බ (nelumba).

Proper noun

Nelumbo f

A taxonomic genus within the family Nelumbonaceae – the sacred lotus and the American lotus, resembling water lilies.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Plantae - kingdom; Viridiplantae - subkingdom; Streptophyta - infrakingdom; Embryophyta - superphylum; Tracheophyta - phylum; Spermatophytina - subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots - clades; Proteales - order; Nelumbonaceae - family

Hyponyms

(genus): Nelumbo nucifera - type species; Nelumbo lutea; †Nelumbo aureavallis - other species

References

Nelumbo on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Nelumbo on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Nelumbo on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Nelumbo at USDA Plants database
Nelumbo at The Plant List

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