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nelumbo lutea
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Nelumbo \Ne*lum"bo\, prop. n. [Ceylonese word.] (Bot.) A genus of great water lilies. The North American species is Nelumbo lutea, the Asiatic is the sacred lotus, {Nelumbo speciosa}. [Written also Nelumbium.] [1913 Webster] .
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Yoncopin \Yon"co*pin\, n. [Perhaps corrupted from Illinois micoupena, Chippewa makopin, the American lotus.] (Bot.) A local name in parts of the Mississippi Valley for the American lotus (Nelumbo lutea). [1913 Webster]
