Meanings
nounnelumbo (plural nelumbos)
plural nelumbos
- Any member of the genus Nelumbo of aquatic plants with large, showy flowers resembling water lilies, the lotuses.
Although almost all nelumbos are rated hardy to zone 5, or according to some optimists, zone 4, that rating assumes enough water and soil to protect the tubers from freezing.
2007 December 27, Leslie Land, “Garden Q.&A.”, in New York Times
Origin
From the genus name.
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APA
nelumbo. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nelumbo
MLA
“nelumbo.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nelumbo. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nelumbo,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nelumbo.
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