Ne·lum·bo prop. n.  Bot. A genus of great water lilies.  The North American species is Nelumbo lutea, the Asiatic is the sacred lotus, Nelumbo speciosa. [Written also Nelumbium.]
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  Nelumbo
       n : sometimes placed in the family Nymphaeaceae: lotuses [syn: genus
           Nelumbo]