nelumbium

See also: Nelumbium

English

Etymology

From the genus name.

Noun

nelumbium (plural nelumbiums)

1. (botany) Any member of the former plant genus Nelumbium.
   • 1947, Liberty Hyde Bailey, The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture:

     It must be understood that while the nelumbiums are hardy, they are so only as long as the tubers are out of the reach of frost.