an aquatic lotus (see senses 1 and 6); a flower of such a plant.
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| 释义 | the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > aquatic, marsh, and sea-shore plants > [noun] > nelumbo or plant of the Nymphaceae (7) lotus flower1710 an aquatic lotus (see senses 1 and 6); a flower of such a plant. Nelumbo1753 A genus (family Nelumbonaceae) comprising two species of aquatic plant with solitary flowers, peltate leaves, and thick, edible rhizomes, the… lotus1785 An aquatic plant of the genus Nelumbo, esp. N. nucifera (also called Indian lotus, sacred lotus). Frequently with distinguishing word. Nelumbium1806 = Nelumbo, n. wankapin1832 A lotus native to North and Central America having fragrant yellowish-white flowers, large cupped leaves on long petioles, and edible seeds and… nymphal1846 Botany. In J. Lindley's terminology: a plant of the nymphal ‘alliance’ (see sense A. 2). Obsolete. rare. lotus lily1857 (a) an aquatic plant of the genus Nelumbo (see sense 6); (b) any of several water lilies of the genus Nymphaea (see sense 1) (now rare). |
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