Definitions for lotus
ˈloʊ təslo·tus

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:2.0 / 1 vote

1. lotus, Indian lotus, sacred lotus, Nelumbo nuciferanoun

   native to eastern Asia; widely cultivated for its large pink or white flowers

2. Lotus, genus Lotusnoun

   annual or perennial herbs or subshrubs

3. lotus, white lotus, Egyptian water lily, white lily, Nymphaea lotusnoun

   white Egyptian lotus: water lily of Egypt to southeastern Africa; held sacred by the Egyptians

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1. lotusnoun

   A kind of aquatic plant, genus Nelumbo in the family Nelumbonaceae.

2. lotusnoun

   A water lily, genus Nymphaea, especially those of Egypt or India.

3. lotusnoun

   A legendary plant eaten by the Lotophagi of the Odyssey that caused drowsiness and euphoria.

4. lotusnoun

   A number of other plants bearing "lotus" in their scientific or common names.

5. lotusnoun

   An architectural motif of ancient Egyptian temples.

6. Etymology: From lotus

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1. Lotusnoun

   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. Lotusnoun

   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. Lotusnoun

   the lote, or nettle tree. See Lote

4. Lotusnoun

   a genus (Lotus) of leguminous plants much resembling clover

5. Lotusnoun

   an ornament much used in Egyptian architecture, generally asserted to have been suggested by the Egyptian water lily

6. Etymology: [L. lotus, Gr. lwto`s. Cf. Lote.]

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1. Lotus

   Lotus is a 1974 live album by Santana. It was originally released as a triple vinyl LP and has seen CD releases as a double CD as well as triple CD.

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1. Lotus

   lō′tus, n. the water-lily of Egypt: a tree in North Africa, whose fruit made strangers forget their home: a genus of leguminous plants—also Lote, Lō′tos.—ns.pl. Lotō′phagi, Lō′tus-eat′ers, a people who ate the fruit of the lotus, among whom Ulysses lived for a time.—ns. Lō′tus-eat′er, an eater of the lotus: one given up to sloth; Lō′tus-land, the country of the lotus-eaters. [Gr.]

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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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1. lotus

   The lotus symbol -- In this Symbols.com article you will learn about the meaning of the lotus symbol and its characteristic.

2. lotus

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1. • Rosid Dicot Genus
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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of lotus in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of lotus in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of lotus in a Sentence

1. Lorenzo Maraviglia:

   White Lotus, some guests wanted to visit the Aeolian isles with a private helicopter and rent a yacht to Syracuse which is only an hour’s drive away.

2. Jonathan Palmer:

   It's not going to be an easy year rebuilding from what was Lotus. It's impossible to say right now where we are going to be on the grid, i've got a back-to-back( view) with how Lotus were last year. It was very tough. They were struggling to make all the races at the end of the year, trying to get money in from anywhere they could.

3. The Hitopadesa:

   In the sandal-tree are serpents, in the water lotus flowers, but crocodiles also; even virtues are marred by the vicious?in all enjoyments there is something which impairs our happiness.

4. Usman Saifi:

   Bittu respects everyone and treats everyone with love, he never says anything hurtful to anyone -- this is like the blooming of a lotus in muddy water.

5. Bernie Ecclestone:

   They wanted the same sort of deal as Mercedes and some money. So we tried to work it out. We got a calculator and worked out what nine years would be, what we've done for them is not anything that we need to do, or had to, but we've done it to try and be helpful and keep Renault in Formula One. Our agreement is with Renault and not with Lotus.

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