Home › Words › N › nelumbonelumbonelumbo · noun — any of the genus Nelumbo of aquatic plants with large, showy flowers resembling water lilies, the lotuses.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).EtymologyFrom the genus name.nounAny of the genus Nelumbo of aquatic plants with large, showy flowers resembling water lilies, the lotuses.e.g.“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:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.nenuphar 68% match — A water lily, especially the European white water lily (Nymphaea alba) or the yellow water lily (Nuphar lutea). vs nelumbo →yoncopin 66% match — Nelumbo lutea, the American lotus, the water chinkapin. vs nelumbo →nymphaea 64% match — the European white water lily. vs nelumbo →nymphaeaceous 57% match — Of or relating to the family Nymphaeaceae of water lilies. vs nelumbo →crinum 55% match — Any of the genus Crinum of perennial plants with large showy flowers on leafless stems, which develop from bulbs. vs nelumbo →potamogeton 55% match — Any of the plants of the genus Potamogeton. vs nelumbo →lilywort 54% match — Any plant of the lily family or order. vs nelumbo →agapanthus 54% match — Any member of the genus Agapanthus of flowering plants. vs nelumbo →