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nelumbos

nelumbos is the plural of nelumbo.

Meaning of nelumbo

Noun

nelumbo (plural nelumbos)

  1. 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

Questions about nelumbos

What is nelumbos the plural of?
Nelumbos is the plural of nelumbo.

Words near nelumbos in the dictionary

  1. neltnerite
  2. nelumbium
  3. nelumbiums
  4. nelumbo
  5. nelumbonaceous
  6. nelumbos
  7. Nelungaloo
  8. NEM
  9. nem con
  10. nem diss
  11. nem. con.

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