Definition of Nelumbo lutea

1. Noun. Water lily of eastern North America having pale yellow blossoms and edible globular nutlike seeds.

Exact synonyms: American Lotus, Water Chinquapin, Yanquapin
Terms within: Water Chinquapin
Generic synonyms: Water Lily
Group relationships: Genus Nelumbo, Nelumbo

Lexicographical Neighbors of Nelumbo Lutea

Nell Gwynn
Nell Gwynne
Nell Gywn
Nellie
Nellie Bly
Nellie Ross
Nellie Tayloe Ross
Nellore
Nelson
Nelson's elk
Nelson Algren
Nelson Mandela
Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela
Nelson tumour
Nelumbo lutea (current term)
Nelumbo nucifera
Nelumbonaceae
Neman
Nemathelminthes
Nematodirella longispiculata
Nematodirus
Nematoidean
Nembutal
Nemea
Nemean
Nemean Games
Nemean Lion
Nemean lion
Nemertea

Literary usage of Nelumbo lutea

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Useful wild plants of the United States and Canada by Charles Francis Saunders (1920)
"Gulf, the American Lotus or Water Chinquapin (Nelumbo lutea, Pers.)- It is easily recognized by its huge, round leaves (sometimes two feet across and a ..."

2. Introduction to Botany by William Chase Stevens (1902)
"The yellow water lily, Nelumbo lutea, serves as a good example of hydrophytes ... Nelumbo lutea growing in a lake. 69 and 173). Its underground stems grow ..."

3. Memoirs of the Torrey Botanical Club by Torrey Botanical Club (1894)
"Nelumbo lutea (Willd.) Pers. Syn. 2: 92 (1805). Nelumbium luteum Willd. Sp. PI. 2: 1259 (1799). 1688. Nelumbo Nelumbo (L.) Karst. Deutsch. ..."

4. Handbook of the Flora of Philadelphia and Vicinity: Containing Data Relating by Ida Augusta Keller, Stewardson Brown (1905)
"Nelumbo lutea (Willd.) Pers. American Lotus. M. p. 408. Ponds and ditches. Summer. Philadelphia—Schuylkill (Ca.). Delaware—Marcus Hook (B. Sm.). ..."

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