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1. (n.) lotus
a plant believed to be a jujube or elm and referred to in Greek legend as yielding a fruit that induced a state of dreamy and contented forgetfulness in those who ate it.
2. lotus
the fruit of this plant.
3. lotus
any aquatic plant of the genus Nelumbo, of the water lily family, having shieldlike leaves and showy, solitary flowers usu. projecting above the water.
4. lotus
any of several water lilies of the genus
Nymphaea.
5. lotus
a decorative motif derived from such a plant and used widely in ancient art.
6. lotus
any shrubby plant of the genus Lotus, of the legume family, having red, pink, yellow, or white flowers.
Etymology: (1530–40; < L lōtus < Gk lōtós)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) lotus, Indian lotus, sacred lotus, Nelumbo nucifera
native to eastern Asia; widely cultivated for its large pink or white flowers
2. (noun) Lotus, genus Lotus
annual or perennial herbs or subshrubs
3. (noun) lotus, white lotus, Egyptian water lily, white lily, Nymphaea lotus
white Egyptian lotus: water lily of Egypt to southeastern Africa; held sacred by the Egyptians
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) Lotus
a name of several kinds of water lilies; as Nelumbium speciosum, used in religious ceremonies, anciently in Egypt, and to this day in Asia; Nelumbium luteum, the American lotus; and Nymphaea Lotus and N. caerulea, the respectively white-flowered and blue-flowered lotus of modern Egypt, which, with Nelumbium speciosum, are figured on its ancient monuments
2. (noun) Lotus
the lotus of the lotuseaters, probably a tree found in Northern Africa, Sicily, Portugal, and Spain (Zizyphus Lotus), the fruit of which is mildly sweet. It was fabled by the ancients to make strangers who ate of it forget their native country, or lose all desire to return to it
3. (noun) Lotus
the lote, or nettle tree. See Lote
4. (noun) Lotus
a genus (Lotus) of leguminous plants much resembling clover
5. (noun) Lotus
an ornament much used in Egyptian architecture, generally asserted to have been suggested by the Egyptian water lily
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U.S. National Library of Medicine |
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1. Lotus
A plant genus of the family FABACEAE. This genus was formerly known as Tetragonolobus. The common name of lotus is also used for NYMPHAEA and NELUMBO.
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Sense: a type of waterlily found in Egypt and India.
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 Afrikaans: lotus |
 Arabic: اللوطُس: زَهْرَة عَرائِس |
 Bulgarian: лотос |
 Brazilian: lótus |
 Czech: lotos |
 German: der Lotus |
 Danish: lotus |
 Greek: λωτός |
 Spanish: loto |
 Estonian: lootos |
 Farsi: لوتوس |
 Finnish: lootus |
 French: lotus |
 Hebrew: לוֹטוּס |
 Hindi: कमल |
 Croatian: lotos |
 Hungarian: lótusz |
 Indonesian: teratai |
 Icelandic: lótusblóm |
 Italian: loto |
 Japanese: はす |
 Korean: 연꽃, 수련 |
 Lithuanian: lotosas |
 Latvian: lotoss |
 Malay: teratai |
 Dutch: lotus |
 Norwegian: lotus |
 Polish: lotos |
 Persian: ،نم دار لوتوس |
 Pashto: يو ډول نم لرونكى لوتوس چى |
 Portuguese: lótus |
 Romanian: lotus |
 Russian: лотос |
 Slovak: lotos |
 Slovenian: lokvanj |
 Serbian: lotos |
 Swedish: lotus[blomma] |
 Thai: ดอกบัว |
 Turkish: nilüfer (çiçeği) |
 Taiwanese: 蓮花 |
 Ukrainian: лотос |
 Urdu: سہ برگہ ، کنول |
 Vietnamese: hoa sen |
 Chinese: 莲 |
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