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Definition of Nelumbonaceae
1. Noun. In some classifications considered an independent family of water lilies; comprises the single genus Nelumbo.
Generic synonyms: Magnoliid Dicot Family
Group relationships: Family Nymphaeaceae, Nymphaeaceae, Water-lily Family
Member holonyms: Genus Nelumbo, Nelumbo
Lexicographical Neighbors of Nelumbonaceae
Literary usage of Nelumbonaceae
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. An Illustrated Flora of the Northern United States, Canada and the British by Nathaniel Lord. Britton, Hon. Addison. Brown (1913)
"Frog-leaf. Little water-lily. Summer. AY. 3 Family 27. Nelumbonaceae Lindi. Nat.
Syst. Ed. 2, 13. SACRED BEAN FAMILY. Comprises only the following genus. i. ..."
2. The Vascular Flora of Pennsylvania: Annotated Checklist and Atlas by Ann Fowler Rhoads, William M. Klein (1993)
"P Nelumbonaceae Nelumbo lutea (Willd.) Pers. American lotus Herbaceous perennial,
emergent aquatic Ponds and other quiet water. ..."
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