Translingual

Nelumbo nucifera

Proper noun

Nelumbo f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Nelumbonaceae – the sacred lotus and the American lotus, resembling water lilies.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Plantae - kingdom; angiosperms, eudicots - clades; Proteales - order; Nelumbonaceae - family

Hyponyms

• (genus): Nelumbo nucifera - type species; Nelumbo lutea; †Nelumbo aureavallis - other species

English

Noun

nelumbo ‎(plural nelumbos)

1. Any of the genus Nelumbo of aquatic plants with large, showy flowers resembling water lilies.
   • 2007 December 27, Leslie Land, “Garden Q.&A.”, in New York Times:

     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.