Nelumbo

Origin

From the genus name.

Full definition of nelumbo

Noun

1. Any of the genus Nelumbo of aquatic plants with large, showy flowers resembling water lilies.
• 2007, December 27, Leslie Land, Garden Q.&A., Although almost all nelumbos are rated hardy to zone 5, or according to some optimists, zone 4, that rating assumes enough water and soil to protect the tubers from freezing.