Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A genus of water-lilies, forming the tribe Nelumboneæ in the order Nymphæaceæ, known by the broadly obconical receptacle.
- noun A plant of this genus.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- proper noun (Bot.) A genus of great water lilies. The North American species is
Nelumbo lutea , the Asiatic is the sacred lotus,Nelumbo speciosa .
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- noun Any of the
genus Nelumbo ofaquatic plants with large, showyflowers resemblingwater lilies .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun sometimes placed in the family Nymphaeaceae: lotuses
Etymologies
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Examples
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The dromos, or avenue of sphinxes, was carpeted with palm and nelumbo leaves, and copper censers as large as caldrons had been set at equidistance from one another, and an unceasing reek of aromatics drifted up from them throughout the day.
The Yoke A Romance of the Days when the Lord Redeemed the Children of Israel from the Bondage of Egypt Elizabeth Miller
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The first (_Nelumbieæ_) has but a single species, the yellow lotus or nelumbo (_Nelumbo lutea_), common in the waters of the west and southwest, but rare eastward (Fig. 101, _F_).
Elements of Structural and Systematic Botany For High Schools and Elementary College Courses Douglas Houghton Campbell
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A striking feature in the garden is this beautiful water-rose, or lotus-flower (nymphaea nelumbo), which was originally a native of
A Woman's Journey Round the World Ida Pfeiffer 1827
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The bunga tarati or seruja (Nymphaea nelumbo) as well as several other beautiful kinds of aquatic plants are found upon the inland waters of this country.
The History of Sumatra Containing An Account Of The Government, Laws, Customs And Manners Of The Native Inhabitants William Marsden 1795
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According to the DA, ingredients include: canavalia rosea, clematis vitalba, nelumbo nucifera, pedicularis grand folia, heimia salicifolia, leonurus sibiricus, ledum palustre, blue lotus, baybean and a number of other herbs.
Gothamist 2010
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According to the DA, ingredients include: canavalia rosea, clematis vitalba, nelumbo nucifera, pedicularis grand folia, heimia salicifolia, leonurus sibiricus, ledum palustre, blue lotus, baybean and a number of other herbs.
Gothamist 2010
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Rational Review 2009
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Shveta Thakrar: Padmamukhi the Lotus-Mouthed, Nelumbonaceae nelumbo
what did we do today, brain? jlundberg 2008
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a year before it comes forth, and in the seeds of nymphea nelumbo the leaves of the plant were seen so distinctly that the author found out by them what plant the seeds belonged to.
The Botanic Garden A Poem in Two Parts. Part 1: the Economy of Vegetation Erasmus Darwin 1766
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