Nelumbo \Ne*lum"bo\, n. [Ceylonese word.] (Bot.) A genus of great water lilies. The North American species is {Nelumbo lutea}, the Asiatic is the sacred lotus, {N. speciosa}. [Written also {Nelumbium}.]
Nelumbo n : sometimes placed in the family Nymphaeaceae: lotuses [syn: {genus Nelumbo}]