American lotus

noun

An aquatic plant of species Nelumbo lutea, with a range extending from Minnesota and Oklahoma to the Caribbean.

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lotuschinquapinyoncopinwankapinyellow lotuswater chinquapinyanquapinNelumbo lutea
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Meanings

nounAmerican lotus (plural American lotuses)

plural American lotuses

  1. An aquatic plant of species Nelumbo lutea, with a range extending from Minnesota and Oklahoma to the Caribbean.

    Synonyms: lotus, chinquapin, yoncopin, wankapin, yellow lotus, water chinquapin

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAn aquatic plant of species Nelumbo lutea, with a range extending from Minnesota and Oklahoma to the Caribbean.

Similar
lotuschinquapinyoncopinwankapinyellow lotuswater chinquapin

More synonyms by meaning

nounwater lily of eastern North America having pale yellow blossoms and edible globular nutlike seeds

Similar
water chinquapinyanquapinNelumbo lutea
Broader
water lily
Also see
water chinquapin

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

American lotus. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/American%20lotus

MLA

“American lotus.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/American%20lotus. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “American lotus,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/American%20lotus.

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