Definition of Lotus

1. Noun. Native to eastern Asia; widely cultivated for its large pink or white flowers.

Exact synonyms: Indian Lotus, Nelumbo Nucifera, Sacred Lotus
Generic synonyms: Water Lily

2. Noun. Annual or perennial herbs or subshrubs.

3. Noun. White Egyptian lotus: water lily of Egypt to southeastern Africa; held sacred by the Egyptians.
Exact synonyms: Egyptian Water Lily, Nymphaea Lotus, White Lily, White Lotus
Generic synonyms: Water Lily
Group relationships: Genus Nymphaea, Nymphaea

Definition of Lotus

1. n. 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 Nymphæa Lotus and N. cærulea, the respectively white- flowered and blue-flowered lotus of modern Egypt, which, with Nelumbium speciosum, are figured on its ancient monuments.

Definition of Lotus

1. an aquatic plant [n -ES]

Medical Definition of Lotus

1. 1. 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. 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. The lote, or nettle tree. See Lote. A genus (Lotus) of leguminous plants much resembling clover. Alternative forms: lotos] European lotus, a small tree (Diospyros Lotus) of Southern Europe and Asia; also, its rather large bluish black berry, which is called also the date plum. 2. An ornament much used in Egyptian architecture, generally asserted to have been suggested by the Egyptian water lily. Origin: L. Lotus, Gr. Cf. Lote. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Lotus

lotos-eater
lotoses
lots
lotte
lotted
lotter
lotteries
lotters
lottery
lottery winner
lottes
lotting
lotto
lottos
lotus (current term)
lotus (current term)
lotus-eater
lotuses
lotusland
lotuslands
Lotus americanus
Lotus berthelotii
Lotus corniculatus
lotus land
lotus position
Lotus tetragonolobus
lotus tree
lou
louche
louchely

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