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Definition of Nelumbo nucifera
1. Noun. Native to eastern Asia; widely cultivated for its large pink or white flowers.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Nelumbo Nucifera
Literary usage of Nelumbo nucifera
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture: A Discussion for the Amateur, and by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1917)
"... nelumbo nucifera kermesina. — luteum: Nelumbo lutea. ... roseum: Nelumbo
nucifera rosea. NELUMBO. The proper form of the name; see above. NEMESIA. ..."
2. Select Extra-tropical Plants, Readily Eligible for Industrial Culture Or by Ferdinand von Mueller (1888)
"This magnificent perennial water-plant carries with it the type of Nelumbo
nucifera, but seems more hardy, and thus better adapted for extra-tropical ..."
3. Useful Plants of Japan Described and Illustrated by Dai Nihon Nōkai (1895)
"The flowers are of several sizes and colours, as white, pink, etc. As the flowers
are very pretty, it is planted in ponds or basins. 750. nelumbo nucifera ..."
4. Proceedings of the American Pharmaceutical Association at the Annual Meeting by American Pharmaceutical Association, National Pharmaceutical Convention, American Pharmaceutical Association Meeting (1898)
"Gaertner, in 1788, called it nelumbo nucifera. Willdenow, eleven years later,
probably in ignorance of ..."
5. Proceedings of the American Pharmaceutical Association at the Annual Meeting by American Pharmaceutical Association, National Pharmaceutical Convention (1898)
"... in 1788, called it nelumbo nucifera. Willdenow, eleven years later, probably
in ignorance of ..."
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