Lotus
Word | LOTUS |
Character | 5 |
Hyphenation | lo tus |
Pronunciations | /ˈləʊtəs/ |
Definitions and meanings of "Lotus"
What do we mean by lotus?
Either of two aquatic plants, Nelumbo nucifera of Asia and Australia with pink flowers, or N. lutea of eastern North America with yellow flowers, or their cultivated varieties, having large round leaves, fragrant many-petaled flowers, a round perforated seedpod, and fleshy rhizomes. noun
The edible seed, leaf, or rhizome of either of these plants. noun
Any of several water lilies, especially Nymphaea caerula or N. lotus. noun
An artistic representation of the flower or bud of any of various lotuses or similar plants. noun
Any of several leguminous plants of the genus Lotus. noun
A small Mediterranean tree or shrub whose fruit was eaten by the lotus-eaters. noun
The fruit of this plant. noun
Nelumbo Nelumbo, a native of the warmer parts of Asia and of Australia, apparently not of Egypt, though long cultivated there and often called Egyptian lotus. It is a superb plant with large, showy pink or sometimes white flowers. It is very common in cultivation, and figures extensively in Indian mythology. noun
One of a number of different plants famous in mythology and tradition, or in modern times associated with traditions. noun
capitalized NL. (Tournefort, 1700). A genus of leguminous plants, type of the tribe Loteæ, distinguished by a two-valved pod and the pointed keel of the corolla. noun
In architecture, an ornament in the form of the Egyptian water-lily, Castalia mystica, frequently figured in the art of ancient nations, notably on certain types of the capitals of Egyptian columns. noun
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 Nymphæa cærulea, the respectively white-flowered and blue-flowered lotus of modern Egypt, which, with Nelumbium speciosum, are figured on its ancient monuments. noun
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. noun
The lote, or nettle tree. See lote. noun
A genus (Lotus) of leguminous plants much resembling clover. noun
A small tree (Diospyros Lotus) of Southern Europe and Asia; also, its rather large bluish black berry, which is called also the date plum. noun
An ornament much used in Egyptian architecture, generally asserted to have been suggested by the Egyptian water lily. noun
A kind of aquatic plant, genus Nelumbo in the family Nelumbonaceae.
A water lily, genus Nymphaea, especially those of Egypt or India.
A legendary plant eaten by the Lotophagi of the Odyssey that caused drowsiness and euphoria.
A number of other plants bearing lotus in their scientific or common names (see Derived terms below).
An architectural motif of ancient Egyptian temples.
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