单词 | sacred lotus |
释义 | sacred lotus (once / 393978 pages) n WORD FAMILY sacred lotus USAGE EXAMPLESTwo other polyploid plants made waves last week: the carnivorous bladderwort and the sacred lotus. Scientific American(May 19, 2013) This flower was the Sacred Lotus of the Egyptians and the people of India have dedicated it to Lakshmi, the goddess of health and prosperity. Thomas, Jerome Beers, The Medicinal Plants of the Philipp...(2010) Their tresses have not been deposited under the shadow of the sacred lotus, as Pliny tells us those of the Vestals were. Peacock, Thomas Love, Gryll Grange(2010) n native to eastern Asia; widely cultivated for its large pink or white flowers Syn|Hyper Indian lotus, Nelumbo nucifera, lotus water lily an aquatic plant of the family Nymphaeaceae |
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