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NELUMBO NUCIFERA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Nelumbo nucifera mean? 

NELUMBO NUCIFERA (noun)
  The noun NELUMBO NUCIFERA has 1 sense:

1. native to eastern Asia; widely cultivated for its large pink or white flowersplay

  Familiarity information: NELUMBO NUCIFERA used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


NELUMBO NUCIFERA (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Native to eastern Asia; widely cultivated for its large pink or white flowers

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Indian lotus; lotus; Nelumbo nucifera; sacred lotus

Hypernyms ("Nelumbo nucifera" is a kind of...):

water lily (an aquatic plant of the family Nymphaeaceae)


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