American lotus

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Related to American lotus: Nelumbo lutea

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American lotus - water lily of eastern North America having pale yellow blossoms and edible globular nutlike seeds

water chinquapin - edible nutlike seeds of an American lotus having the flavor of a chinquapin

water lily - an aquatic plant of the family Nymphaeaceae

genus Nelumbo, Nelumbo - sometimes placed in the family Nymphaeaceae: lotuses

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Here we evaluate the effect of Nelumbo lutea, the American lotus, on oxygen concentrations in a shallow reservoir.

As an example, Fremling describes the powerful fragrance of the American Lotus as being "almost overpowering, like cheap cologne."

the American lotus, Nelumbo lutea, is a strikingly beautiful aquatic wildflower found in lakes and ponds throughout the eastern United States.

Plant species studied included waterhyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes), American lotus (Nelumbo lutea) and hydrilla (Hydrilla verticillata).