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Look up lotus or Lotus in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Lotus or LOTUS may refer to: List of plants known as lotus, a list of various botanical taxa
Lotus
Species of aquatic flowering plant
romanized: Padma, lit. 'Lotus') or Kamala (Sanskrit: कमल, lit. 'Lotus'), sacred lotus, pink lotus, Indian lotus, or simply lotus, is one of two extant species
Nelumbo_nucifera
British multinational manufacturer of sports cars and electric lifestyle vehicles
Lotus Group (also known as Lotus Cars, or simply Lotus) is a British multinational automotive manufacturer of luxury sports cars and electric vehicles
Lotus_Cars
2021 American television series
The White Lotus is an American black comedy drama anthology television series created, written, and directed by Mike White that premiered on HBO on July
The_White_Lotus
Fictional people in Homer's Odyssey
lotophages or the lotus-eaters (Ancient Greek: λωτοφάγοι, romanized: lōtophágoi) were a race of people living on an island dominated by the lotus tree on the
Lotus-eaters
Retail chain in Thailand and Malaysia
Lotus's (formerly known as Lotus Supercenter, Tesco Lotus Supercenter and Tesco Lotus) is a retail chain in Thailand founded and operated by Charoen Pokphand
Lotus's
Motor vehicle
The Lotus Elise is a sports car conceived in early 1994 and released in September 1996 by the British manufacturer Lotus Cars. A two-seater roadster with
Lotus_Elise
Plant species in the pea family
Lotus corniculatus is a flowering plant in the pea family Fabaceae. Common names include common bird's-foot trefoil, eggs and bacon, birdsfoot deervetch
Lotus_corniculatus
Topics referred to by the same term
Golden Lotus may refer to: Musella lasiocarpa, the plant that produces the Golden lotus flower and banana Golden Lotus (album), a 1982 album by Kenny
Golden_Lotus
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up blue lotus in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Blue lotus may refer to: Nymphaea nouchali var. caerulea, a water lily in the genus Nymphaea that
Blue_lotus
Cross-legged sitting meditation pose
Lotus position or Padmasana (Sanskrit: पद्मासन, romanized: padmāsana) is a cross-legged sitting meditation pose from ancient India, in which each foot
Lotus_position
British sports car
The Lotus Esprit is a sports car built by Lotus Cars from 1976 to 2004 at their Hethel, England factory. It has a rear mid-engine, rear-wheel-drive layout
Lotus_Esprit
British motor racing team
Team Lotus was the motorsport sister company of English sports car manufacturer Lotus Cars. The team ran cars in many motorsport categories including Formula
Team_Lotus
Index of plants with the same common name
Look up sacred lotus in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Sacred lotus may refer to: Nelumbo nucifera, also known as "Indian lotus" Padma (attribute), Nelumbo
Sacred_lotus
Baháʼí House of Worship in New Delhi, India, dedicated in December 1986
The Lotus Temple is a Baháʼí House of Worship in New Delhi, India. It was completed in December 1986. Notable for its lotus-like shape, it has become
Lotus_Temple
Season of television series
The second season of The White Lotus, an American satirical comedy drama anthology television series created, written, and directed by Mike White, premiered
The_White_Lotus_season_2
Motor vehicle
Lotus Elan is the name of two separate ranges of automobiles produced by Lotus Cars. The first series of cars was produced between 1962 and 1975 as a rear-wheel
Lotus_Elan
Topics referred to by the same term
White lotus can refer to: White waterlily, an aquatic flowering plant Nymphaea alba, of Europe and North Africa Nymphaea ampla, of North America and South
White_lotus
American musician and record producer (born 1983)
Steven Ellison (born October 7, 1983), better known as Flying Lotus or sometimes FlyLo, is an American record producer, DJ, filmmaker, and rapper. He
Flying_Lotus
Popular sutra in Mahāyāna Buddhism
The Lotus Sūtra (Sanskrit: सद्धर्मपुण्डरीक सूत्रम्, IAST: Saddharma Puṇḍarīka Sūtram, lit. 'Sūtra on the White Lotus of the True Dharma'; Japanese: 法華経;
Lotus_Sutra
Season of television series
The third season of The White Lotus, an American satirical comedy drama anthology television series, premiered on HBO on February 16, 2025. The season
The_White_Lotus_season_3
Topics referred to by the same term
A lotus pond is a pond that has lotuses. It may also refer to: Lotus Pond, Hyderabad, a body of water in India Lotus Pond, Kaohsiung, an artificial lake
Lotus_Pond
Model of sports car by Lotus, 2000–2021
The Lotus Exige /ɛɡˈziːʒ/ is a sports car made by the British company Lotus Cars from 2000 until 2021. Originally a coupé version of the Lotus Elise roadster
Lotus_Exige
British sports car
The Lotus Emira (codenamed "Type 131") is a sports car manufactured by the British company Lotus Cars. It was originally intended to be the firm's final
Lotus_Emira
American technology company (1982–2018)
Lotus Development Corporation was an American software company based in Massachusetts. Lotus is best known for the Lotus 1-2-3 spreadsheet application
Lotus_Development
Various religious and political societies throughout Chinese history
The term White Lotus Society (Chinese: 白蓮社; pinyin: báilián shè) or White Lotus Teaching (traditional Chinese: 白蓮教; simplified Chinese: 白莲教; pinyin: Báiliánjiào;
White_Lotus_Societies
Sports car by British car firm Lotus
The Lotus Evora is a sports car produced by the British company Lotus. The car, which was developed under the project name Project Eagle, was launched
Lotus_Evora
Topics referred to by the same term
Lotus may refer to: Black Lotus, a demo album of the Sonic Syndicate Black Lotus (Sister Sin album) Black Lotus (Guntzepaula album), 2016 Black Lotus
Black_Lotus
High performance saloon manufactured by automobile manufacturers Opel and Lotus
The Lotus Carlton (also called Vauxhall Lotus Carlton, Lotus Omega and Opel Lotus Omega) is a version of the Vauxhall Carlton/Opel Omega A saloon upgraded
Lotus_Carlton
Season of television series
The first season of The White Lotus, an American satirical comedy drama anthology television series created, written, and directed by Mike White, premiered
The_White_Lotus_season_1
Motor vehicle
The Lotus Seven is a sports car produced by the British manufacturer Lotus Cars (initially called Lotus Engineering) between 1957 and 1973. The Seven
Lotus_Seven
Confectionery company founded in Belgium
Lotus Bakeries NV is a Belgian multinational snack food company founded in 1932 and based in Lembeke [nl], East Flanders. The company's best-known product
Lotus_Bakeries
Formula One racing car
The Lotus 33 was a Formula One car designed by Colin Chapman and Len Terry and built by Team Lotus. A development of the successful Lotus 25, in the hands
Lotus_33
Two automobiles by Lotus
The Lotus Europa name is used on two distinct mid-engine GT cars built by British automobile manufacturer Lotus Cars. The original Europa and its variants
Lotus_Europa
Former Chinese custom
size. Feet altered by foot binding were known as lotus feet and the shoes made for them were known as lotus shoes. In late imperial China, bound feet were
Foot_binding
Former Formula 1 team
Formula One portal Lotus F1 Team was a British Formula One racing team. The team competed under the Lotus name from 2012 until 2015, following the renaming
Lotus_F1
Topics referred to by the same term
known as lotus, or: The flower of Nymphaea caerulea, the blue lotus (or Nymphaea lotus, the white lotus) Sacred lotus in religious art, a lotus flower as
Lotus_Flower_(disambiguation)
Limited production electric sports car
The Lotus Evija is a limited production electric sports car manufactured by Chinese owned British automobile manufacturer Lotus Cars. Unveiled in July
Lotus_Evija
Species of water lily
Nymphaea lotus, the white Egyptian lotus, tiger lotus, white lotus, or Egyptian water-lily, is a flowering plant of the family Nymphaeaceae. Nymphaea lotus is
Nymphaea_lotus
Seed of plants in the genus Nelumbo
‹See RfD› A lotus seed or lotus nut is the seed of plants in the genus Nelumbo, particularly the species Nelumbo nucifera. The seeds are used in Asian
Lotus_seed
Mid-size luxury crossover SUV
The Lotus Eletre is a battery electric mid-size luxury crossover SUV produced by the British sports car manufacturer Lotus Cars. It was revealed on 29
Lotus_Eletre
5th episode of the 1st season of The White Lotus
"The Lotus-Eaters" is the fifth episode of the first season of the American black comedy drama anthology television series The White Lotus. The episode
The Lotus-Eaters (The White Lotus)
The_Lotus-Eaters_(The_White_Lotus)
Sports car
The Lotus Excel (Type 89) is a sports car designed and built by British automobile manufacturer Lotus Cars from 1982 to 1992. It is based on the design
Lotus_Excel
American comedian (1943–1997)
Lotus Weinstock (1943-1997) was an American comedian. Weinstock was born in 1943 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Her parents were Robert and Lucille Weinstock
Lotus_Weinstock
Lotus Jazz is an integrated suite of word processor, spreadsheet, database, graphics, and communication software designed for the Macintosh 512K. It was
Lotus_Jazz
Artifact card from Magic: The Gathering
Black Lotus is a card in the collectible card game Magic: The Gathering. Wizards of the Coast published the card in the earliest editions of the game
Black Lotus (Magic: The Gathering)
Black_Lotus_(Magic:_The_Gathering)
Automobile
The Ford Cortina Lotus (commonly known as the Lotus Cortina) is a high-performance sports saloon, which was produced in the United Kingdom from 1963 to
Lotus_Cortina
Genus of flowering plants in the bean family Fabaceae
Lotus discolor E.Mey. Lotus divaricatus Boiss. Lotus dorycnium L. Lotus drepanocarpus Durieu Lotus dumetorum Webb ex R.P.Murray Lotus edulis L. Lotus
Lotus_(genus)
Plant in Greek and Roman mythology
The lotus tree (Ancient Greek: λωτός, lōtós) is a plant that is referred to in stories from Greek and Roman mythology. It is not known if it was real
Lotus_tree
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up lotus eater in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. The lotus-eaters were a race of people in Greek mythology. Lotus-eaters or Lotus eater may also
Lotus-eaters_(disambiguation)
Beverage made from the lotus plant
Lotus tea is a broad term that refers to two distinct categories of tea associated with the lotus plant. The first is Vietnamese lotus tea—a traditional
Lotus_tea
Self-cleaning properties
The lotus effect refers to self-cleaning properties that are a result of ultrahydrophobicity as exhibited by the leaves of Nelumbo, the lotus flower.
Lotus_effect
Species of flowering plant
Bingdi lotus (Chinese: 并蒂莲; pinyin: bìngdì lián), or Bingtou lotus (Chinese: 并头莲; pinyin: bìngtóu lián), is a species of lotus native to China that carries
Bingdi_lotus
Birth method
Lotus birth (or umbilical cord nonseverance – UCNS) is the practice of leaving the umbilical cord uncut after childbirth so that the baby is left attached
Lotus_birth
American rapper (born 1994)
Villagran III (born March 1, 1994), known professionally as Lil Lotus (stylized as LiL Lotus) is an American rapper and record producer from Dallas, Texas
Lil_Lotus
American hip-hop group
Dark Lotus was an American hip-hop supergroup based in Detroit, Michigan, United States. Formed in 1998 as a side project of Insane Clown Posse and Twiztid
Dark_Lotus
1927 criminal trial
The Lotus case was an international legal case involving France and Turkey in front of the Permanent Court of International Justice. The case is known
Lotus_case
Object-oriented programming language
LotusScript is an object-oriented programming language used by Lotus Notes (since version 4.0) and other Lotus Development products. LotusScript is similar
LotusScript
Type of textile
Lotus silk (Burmese: ပိုးကြာချည် or Burmese: ကြာချည်, lit. 'lotus thread') is a type of textile produced using delicate lotus stem fibers. The fabric
Lotus_silk
Motor vehicle
The Lotus Elite name has been used for two production vehicles and one concept vehicle developed and manufactured by British automobile manufacturer Lotus
Lotus_Elite
manufacturer Lotus Cars, currently a subsidiary of Geely, has produced a number of race and production cars since its inception in 1948. Lotus Cars, the
List_of_Lotus_vehicles
The Lotus 55 was an open-wheel Formula 3 racing car used as a one-off by British motorsport team Lotus in 1968. The Lotus 55 was based on the Lotus 41X
Lotus_55
Formula One racing car
The Lotus 72 is a Formula One car designed by Colin Chapman and Maurice Philippe of Lotus for the 1970 Formula One season. The 72 was a pioneering design
Lotus_72
Chinese shoes for women with bound feet
Lotus shoes (simplified Chinese: 莲履; traditional Chinese: 蓮履; pinyin: liánlǚ) are footwear that were worn by women in China who had bound feet. The shoes
Lotus_shoe
2023 superhero film by Gavin J. Konop
Spider-Man: Lotus is a 2023 American superhero fan film based on the Marvel Comics character Spider-Man. It was produced, directed, and co-written by
Spider-Man:_Lotus
2021 Japanese anime series
Blade Runner: Black Lotus (Japanese: ブレードランナー:ブラック・ロータス, Hepburn: Burēdorannā: Burakku Rōtasu) is a neo-noir science fiction animated miniseries and an
Blade_Runner:_Black_Lotus
Formula One activities of Renault
2010 season as Lotus Racing (using a licence from Group Lotus which was later terminated by Group Lotus) rebranded itself as "Team Lotus" for the 2011
Renault_in_Formula_One
Topics referred to by the same term
Lotus may refer to: Indonesian invasion of East Timor (1975–1976), a conflict fought between the Indonesian New Order and East Timor. Operation Lotus
Operation_Lotus
Telecommunications tower in Colombo, Sri Lanka and tallest tower in South Asia
The Lotus Tower (Sinhala: නෙළුම් කුළුණ, romanized: Nelum Kuluna; Tamil: தாமரைக் கோபுரம், romanized: Tāmaraik Kōpuram), also known as the Colombo Lotus Tower
Lotus_Tower
Celebration of Theosophists
White Lotus Day is a celebration of Theosophists. It is celebrated 8 May, the anniversary of the death of Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, founder of the Theosophical
White_Lotus_Day
Japanese Buddhist monk and philosopher and True Buddha (1222–1282)
Honbutsu) of the Lotus Sutra, which he equated with the Lotus Sutra itself and its title. He also declared that believers of the Lotus Sutra must propagate
Nichiren
Index of plants with the same common name
Lotus identifies various plant taxa: Nelumbo, a genus of aquatic plants with showy flowers known as lotuses, having two extant species: Nelumbo nucifera
List_of_plants_known_as_lotus
Buddhist mantra
jewel in the lotus", or as a declarative aspiration, possibly meaning "I in the jewel-lotus". Padma is the Sanskrit for the Indian lotus (Nelumbo nucifera)
Om_mani_padme_hum
Sports car manufactured by Lotus
The Lotus Éclat (Type 76 and Type 84) is a sports car built from 1975 to 1982 by British automobile manufacturer Lotus Cars. It was based on the Elite
Lotus_Éclat
Egyptian charter airline
Lotus Air was an airline based in Cairo, Egypt. It was a privately owned charter airline flying mainly to Europe. Its main base was Cairo International
Lotus_Air
8th-century Buddhist lama
Padmasambhava ('Born from a Lotus'), also known as Guru Rinpoche ('Precious Guru'), was a semi-legendary tantric Buddhist Vajra master from medieval India
Padmasambhava
State-instituted annual film awards in India
made eligible for Swarna Kamal (Golden Lotus Award), and the rest of the categories for Rajat Kamal (Silver Lotus Award). Although the category was introduced
National_Film_Awards
Motor vehicle
The Lotus Eleven is a sports racing car built in various versions by Lotus from 1956 until 1958. The later versions built in 1958 are sometimes referred
Lotus_Eleven
Topics referred to by the same term
Lotus blossom refers to the pink or white flower of lotus plant Nelumbo nucifera. It may also refer to: Lotus Blossom (film), a 1921 Chinese film Lotus
Lotus Blossom (disambiguation)
Lotus_Blossom_(disambiguation)
Formula One racing car
The Lotus 78 was a Formula One racing car used in the 1977 and 1978 seasons. It was designed by Peter Wright, Colin Chapman, Martin Ogilvie and Tony Rudd
Lotus_78
Award ceremony for Indian films of 2023
'Golden Lotus Award (Swarna Kamal)', a certificate and cash prize. Official Name: Rajat Kamal All the awardees are awarded with 'Silver Lotus Award (Rajat
71st_National_Film_Awards
Motor vehicle
The Lotus 340R is a limited edition sports car manufactured by Lotus Cars in 2000 at their Hethel factory. Originally introduced as a concept car at the
Lotus_340R
Racing car model
The Lotus 18 was a race car designed by Colin Chapman for use by Lotus in Formula One, Formula Two, and Formula Junior, which was used from 1960 until
Lotus_18
Formula One racing car
The Lotus 49 was a Formula One racing car designed by Colin Chapman and Maurice Philippe for the 1967 F1 season. It was one of the first F1 cars to use
Lotus_49
Formula One motor racing car
The Lotus 88 is an innovative Formula One car designed by Colin Chapman, Peter Wright, Tony Rudd and Martin Ogilvie of Lotus in an effort to maximise the
Lotus_88
English actress and writer (born 1994)
comedy series Daddy Issues (2024–present) and the drama series The White Lotus (2025), the latter of which brought her nominations for the Actor Award
Aimee_Lou_Wood
Topics referred to by the same term
Lotus Bridge may refer to: Lotus Bridge in Yangzhou, China, another name for the Five-Pavilion Bridge at Slender West Lake Lótus Bridge in Macao, China
Lotus_Bridge
Stylized lotus flower used as the seat or base for a figure in Asian art
The lotus throne, sometimes called lotus platform, is a stylized lotus flower used as the seat or base for a figure in art associated with Indian religions
Lotus_throne
The lotus kick (Chinese: 腾空飞脚; pinyin: téng kōng fēi jiǎo; lit. 'flying jump kick'), also known as the jump outside or téng kōng bǎi lián is a popular
Lotus_kick
Former Anglo-Malaysian Formula One constructor
Team Lotus, originally Lotus Racing, was a Malaysian-licensed Formula One racing team and constructor, based in Hingham, Norfolk, UK, which competed during
Team_Lotus_(2010–2011)
British actor (born 1996)
roles in the second season of the HBO satirical anthology series The White Lotus and in the Netflix romantic drama miniseries One Day. Woodall has since
Leo_Woodall
Formula One racing car
Wright of Lotus. The Lotus 79 was the first F1 car to take full advantage of ground effect aerodynamics. Over the span of its lifetime, the Lotus 79 took
Lotus_79
Asian-American actress (1909–1990)
Lotus Long (born Lotus Pearl Shibata, July 18, 1909 – September 14, 1990[citation needed]) was an Asian-American film actress. Long was born in New Jersey
Lotus_Long
Battery electric executive car
The Lotus Emeya is a battery electric executive car manufactured by the Chinese-owned British sports car manufacturer Lotus Cars, with production beginning
Lotus_Emeya
American actor, writer and producer (born 1970)
and directs the ongoing HBO satirical comedy anthology series The White Lotus, for which he has won three Primetime Emmy Awards. White also won an Independent
Mike_White_(filmmaker)
Spreadsheet software
Lotus 1-2-3 is a discontinued spreadsheet program from Lotus Development Corporation (later part of IBM). It was the first killer application of the IBM
Lotus_1-2-3
Species of tree
Ziziphus lotus is a small deciduous tree in the buckthorn family Rhamnaceae, native to the Mediterranean region, including the Sahara in Morocco and also
Ziziphus_lotus
Topics referred to by the same term
Lotus Racing may refer to: The umbrella name for Lotus Cars parent company Group Lotus plc's racing division, formerly Lotus Motorsport The name under
Lotus_Racing
Building in Karnataka, India
4713°E / 15.3203; 76.4713 Lotus Mahal or Chitrangini Mahal is an important secular structure in Hampi, India. The Lotus Mahal is an example of Vijayanagara
Lotus_Mahal
American actress (born 1990)
starring role in the second season of the HBO anthology series The White Lotus, for which she was nominated for Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting
Meghann_Fahy
LOTUS
LOTUS
Boy/Male
Tamil
Lotus, Lord Vishnu
Boy/Male
Tamil
Padmanaban | பதà¯à®®à®¾à®‚நாபந
Padmanabhan comes from the Hindu word which means, Lotus navelled, A name of Lord Vishnu
Padmanaban | பதà¯à®®à®¾à®‚நாபந
Boy/Male
Tamil
Padminish | பதà¯à®®à®¿à®¨à®¿à®·
Lord of lotuses, Sun
Padminish | பதà¯à®®à®¿à®¨à®¿à®·
Boy/Male
Tamil
Padmalochan | பதà¯à®®à®²à¯‹à®šà®¨
Lotus eyed
Padmalochan | பதà¯à®®à®²à¯‹à®šà®¨
Boy/Male
Tamil
Pankajalochana | பஂகஜலோசநா
Lotus eyed, Lord Krishna
Pankajalochana | பஂகஜலோசநா
Boy/Male
Tamil
Padmahasta | பதà¯à®®à®¹à®¸à¯à®¤à®¾
Lotus handed, Lord Krishna
Padmahasta | பதà¯à®®à®¹à®¸à¯à®¤à®¾
Boy/Male
Tamil
Padmakant | பதà¯à®®à®•ாஂத
Husband of lotus Sun
Padmakant | பதà¯à®®à®•ாஂத
Boy/Male
Tamil
Padmaksh | பதà¯à®®à®¾à®‚கà¯à®·
Lotus eyed
Padmaksh | பதà¯à®®à®¾à®‚கà¯à®·
Female
English
English name derived from the flower name, from Latin lotus, from Greek lotos, a name for various kinds of plants before it came to designate the Egyptian "white lotus." The Greek word may ultimately come from Hebrew lowt, LOTUS means "covering, veil."
Boy/Male
Tamil
Padmanabhan | பதà¯à®®à®¾à®‚நாபாந
One with lotus in his navel, Lord Vishnu
Padmanabhan | பதà¯à®®à®¾à®‚நாபாந
Boy/Male
Tamil
Padmaroop | பதà¯à®®à®¾à®‚ரூப
Lotus hued
Padmaroop | பதà¯à®®à®¾à®‚ரூப
Boy/Male
Tamil
Lotus
Girl/Female
African, Australian, Christian, Danish, Greek
Dreamlike; Lotus Flower
Boy/Male
Tamil
Lotus
Boy/Male
Tamil
Lotus
Boy/Male
Tamil
Padmanaabhah | பதà¯à®®à®¾à®‚நாபாஹ
He from whose navel comes the lotus
Padmanaabhah | பதà¯à®®à®¾à®‚நாபாஹ
Boy/Male
Tamil
Pankajam | பநà¯à®•ாஜம
Lotus
Pankajam | பநà¯à®•ாஜம
Boy/Male
Tamil
Lotus flower
Boy/Male
Tamil
Padmanabh | பதà¯à®®à®¨à®¾à®ª
One with lotus in his navel, Lord Vishnu
Padmanabh | பதà¯à®®à®¨à®¾à®ª
Boy/Male
Tamil
Padmanabha | பதà¯à®®à®¨à®¾à®ªà®¾
One with lotus in his navel, Lord Vishnu
LOTUS
LOTUS
Surname or Lastname
English
English : unexplained; perhaps a variant of Pink.Chinese : there are two sources of this name, which also means ‘peace’. One is the name of a senior minister of the state of Qi during the Spring and Autumn period (722–481 bc), who was posthumously named Yan Pingzhong. The other source is a city called Ping in the state of Han during the Warring States period (403–221 bc). It was granted to a marquis whose descendants adopted the place name as their surname.
Boy/Male
Indian
Respectful, One who gives protection
Boy/Male
Indian, Tamil
King of Youth
Girl/Female
Indian
White Flower
Boy/Male
Indian, Telugu
Never Ending
Girl/Female
Danish
Boy/Male
Bengali, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Sindhi, Tamil, Telugu
Spectator; Wind Blowing Fast
Girl/Female
Hindu
Boy/Male
German
From the Little Home
Boy/Male
Australian, Czech, French, German
Frenchman; Diminutive of Frantisek
LOTUS
LOTUS
LOTUS
LOTUS
LOTUS
n.
An ornament much used in Egyptian architecture, generally asserted to have been suggested by the Egyptian water lily.
n.
A genus of great water lilies. The North American species is Nelumbo lutea, the Asiatic is the sacred lotus, N. speciosa.
n.
A local name in parts of the Mississippi Valley for the American lotus (Nelumbo lutea).
n. pl.
A people visited by Ulysses in his wanderings. They subsisted on the lotus. See Lotus (b), and Lotus-eater.
n.
A plant of the genus Ziziphus (Z. lotus); -- so called by the Arabs of Barbary, who use its berries for food. See Lotus (b).
n.
The edible berries of the Zizyphys Lotus, a tree of Northern Africa, and Southwestern Europe.
n.
A genus of aquatic plants having showy flowers (white, blue, pink, or yellow, often fragrant), including the white water lily and the Egyptia lotus.
n.
See Lotus.
n.
The Lotus corniculatus.
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 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.
n.
One who ate the fruit or leaf of the lotus, and, as a consequence, gave himself up to indolence and daydreams; one of the Lotophagi.
n.
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.
n.
The sweet and edible drupes (fruits) of several Mediterranean and African species of small trees, of the genus Zizyphus, especially the Z. jujuba, Z. vulgaris, Z. mucronata, and Z. Lotus. The last named is thought to have furnished the lotus of the ancient Libyan Lotophagi, or lotus eaters.
n.
A genus (Lotus) of leguminous plants much resembling clover.
a.
Of or pertaining to a natural order of shrubs and trees (Rhamnaceae, or Rhamneae) of which the buckthorn (Rhamnus) is the type. It includes also the New Jersey tea, the supple-jack, and one of the plants called lotus (Zizyphus).
n.
The lote, or nettle tree. See Lote.
n.
Alt. of Lotos-eater