-ləm(ˌ)bō noun
Etymology: New Latin, from Sinhalese neḷumbu, Indian lotus
1. capitalized : a genus that includes large water lilies having flowers with 4 to 5 sepals, numerous petals, and the discrete carpels embedded in a fleshy receptacle and that is usually considered to constitute a subfamily of Nymphaeaceae but is sometimes isolated in a separate family
2. or nelumbium -s : any plant of the genus Nelumbo — compare lotus 3