noun
in some classifications considered an independent family of water lilies; comprises the single genus Nelumbo
• Syn: ↑subfamily Nelumbonaceae
• Hypernyms: ↑magnoliid dicot family
• Member Holonyms: ↑Nymphaeaceae, ↑family Nymphaeaceae, ↑water-lily family
• Member Meronyms: ↑Nelumbo, ↑genus Nelumbo
Useful english dictionary. 2012.