| 单词 | indian lotus |
| 释义 | > as lemmasIndian lotus Indian lotus n. an Asian water plant, Nelumbo nucifera, bearing large, fragrant, white or pink flowers, which is sacred to both Hindus and Buddhists and is the national flower of India and Vietnam; also called sacred lotus.Formerly regarded as a water lily, the Indian lotus is now often placed in a separate family, Nelumbonaceae. It is unrelated to the blue lotus that was sacred in Ancient Egypt ( Nymphaea caerulea). ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > particular flower or plant esteemed for flower > [noun] > water-lilies edockec1000 water rose?a1300 mead-flower?a1350 water beanc1400 water coltsfoot14.. nenuphar?a1425 water lily?a1425 lotec1487 lotusc1487 nymphaea1543 water-can1622 can-dock1661 lotus flower1710 pond lily1748 Indian lotus1797 padma1799 Nuphar1822 beaver-root1832 splatterdock1832 frog-lily1845 brandy-bottle1846 Victoria1846 water nymph1848 lotus lily1857 cow-lily1862 pool lily1902 1797 Trans. Royal Irish Acad. 6 Antiquities 4 The flower she [sc. the goddess Latchemy] holds in her right hand is the Taumaray or Indian lotus. 1854 J. G. Wilkinson Pop. Acct. Anc. Egyptians I. i. 57 But it is singular that, while the lotus is so often represented, no instance occurs on the monuments of the Indian lotus, or Nelumbium. a1933 J. A. Thomson Biol. for Everyman (1934) II. 1160 The Indian Lotus has been known to germinate after having lain dormant for at least one century and perhaps for four centuries. 2006 M. J. Ingrouille & B. Eddie Plants: Diversity & Evol. vii. 363 The Indian Lotus (Nelumbo nucifera) was introduced [to Egypt] in the Persian period. < as lemmas |
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