Nelumbo

== Translingual == === Etymology === From New Latin, from Sinhalese නෙලුම්බ (nelumba). === Pronunciation === English: IPA(key): /nɪˈlʌmboʊ/ === Proper noun === Nelumbo f A taxonomic genus within the family Nelumbonaceae – sacred lotuses and American lotuses, resembling water lilies. ==== Hypernyms ==== (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots – clades; Proteales – order; Nelumbonaceae – family ==== Hyponyms ==== (genus): Nelumbo nucifera – type species; Nelumbo lutea; †Nelumbo aureavallis – other species === References === Nelumbo on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Nelumbo on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Category:Nelumbo on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons Nelumbo at USDA Plants database Nelumbo at The Plant List