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Definition of: nelumbo
(ni·lum′bō) noun plural ·bos
One of a genus (Nelumbium) of aquatic herbs of the waterlily family. N. pentapetalum is the water chinkapin and N. nelumbo is the sacred lotus of India. [<NL <Singhalese nelumbu]
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