nelumbo

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nelumbo

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From the genus name.

noun 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.

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@misc{nelumbo_2026,
  title = {nelumbo},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/nelumbo},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}