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nelumbo

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I recently learned that (Wikipedia) "Vascular cambia are found in all seed plants except for five angiosperm lineages which have independently lost it; Nymphaeales, Ceratophyllum, Nelumbo, Podostemaceae, and monocots.[1]" Four of these lineages are aquatic plants (including water lilies) and some scientists theorize monocots may have also evolved in the water.

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Any of the genus Nelumbo of aquatic plants with large, showy flowers resembling water lilies, the lotuses.

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noun

Any of the genus Nelumbo of aquatic plants with large, showy flowers resembling water lilies, the lotuses.

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noun

Any of the genus Nelumbo of aquatic plants with large, showy flowers resembling water lilies, the lotuses.

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I recently learned that (Wikipedia) "Vascular cambia are found in all seed plants except for five angiosperm lineages which have independently lost it; Nymphaeales, Ceratophyllum, Nelumbo, Podostemaceae, and monocots.[1]" Four of these lineages are aquatic plants (including water lilies) and some scientists theorize monocots may have also evolved in the water.

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I recently learned that (Wikipedia) "Vascular cambia are found in all seed plants except for five angiosperm lineages which have independently lost it; Nymphaeales, Ceratophyllum, Nelumbo, Podostemaceae, and monocots.[1]" Four of these lineages are aquatic plants (including water lilies) and some scientists theorize monocots may have also evolved in the water.

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How do you use nelumbo in a sentence?

I recently learned that (Wikipedia) "Vascular cambia are found in all seed plants except for five angiosperm lineages which have independently lost it; Nymphaeales, Ceratophyllum, Nelumbo, Podostemaceae, and monocots.[1]" Four of these lineages are aquatic plants (including water lilies) and some scientists theorize monocots may have also evolved in the water.

What does nelumbo mean?

Any of the genus Nelumbo of aquatic plants with large, showy flowers resembling water lilies, the lotuses.

What part of speech is nelumbo?

nelumbo is commonly used as noun.