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(nē lum′bō, nə-)

noun pl. nelumbos

any of a genus (Nelumbo, family Nelumbonaceae) of waterlilies with large, dish-shaped leaves and flowers of white to dark red

Origin: ModL < Sinhalese neḷumbu

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