Definition of Nelumbonaceae

1. Noun. In some classifications considered an independent family of water lilies; comprises the single genus Nelumbo.

Exact synonyms: Subfamily Nelumbonaceae
Generic synonyms: Magnoliid Dicot Family
Group relationships: Family Nymphaeaceae, Nymphaeaceae, Water-lily Family
Member holonyms: Genus Nelumbo, Nelumbo

Lexicographical Neighbors of Nelumbonaceae

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
Nelumbo nucifera
Nelumbonaceae
Neman
Nemathelminthes
Nematodirella longispiculata
Nematodirus
Nematoidean
Nembutal
Nemea
Nemean
Nemean Games
Nemean Lion
Nemean lion
Nemertea
Nemesis
Nemetic

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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