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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024lo•tus /ˈloʊtəs/USA pronunciation n., pl. -tus•es. - Plant Biology[countable] a plant in Greek legend having a fruit that caused a state of dreamy and happy forgetfulness in those who ate it.
- Plant Biology[uncountable] the fruit of this plant.
- Plant Biology[countable] a plant of the water lily family having shieldlike leaves and showy, single flowers usually sticking out above the water.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024lo•tus (lō′təs),USA pronunciation n., pl. -tus•es. - Plant Biologya plant believed to be a jujube or elm, referred to in Greek legend as yielding a fruit that induced a state of dreamy and contented forgetfulness in those who ate it.
- Plant Biologythe fruit itself.
- Plant Biologyany aquatic plant of the genus Nelumbo, of the water lily family, having shieldlike leaves and showy, solitary flowers usually projecting above the water.
- Plant Biologyany of several water lilies of the genus Nymphaea.
- a decorative motif derived from such a plant and used widely in ancient art, as on the capitals of Egyptian columns.
- Plant Biologyany shrubby plant of the genus Lotus, of the legume family, having red, pink, yellow, or white flowers.
- Greek lōtós the lotus plant, perh of Semitic origin, originally
- Latin lōtus, lōtos
- 1530–40
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: lotus /ˈləʊtəs/ n - (in Greek mythology) a fruit that induces forgetfulness and a dreamy languor in those who eat it
- the plant bearing this fruit, thought to be the jujube, the date, or any of various other plants
- any of several water lilies of tropical Africa and Asia, esp the white lotus (Nymphaea lotus), which was regarded as sacred in ancient Egypt
- a similar plant, Nelumbo nucifera, which is the sacred lotus of India, China, and Tibet and also sacred in Egypt: family Nelumbonaceae
- a representation of such a plant, common in Hindu, Buddhist, and ancient Egyptian carving and decorative art
- any leguminous plant of the genus Lotus, of the Old World and North America, having yellow, pink, or white pealike flowers
Also called (rare): lotos Etymology: 16th Century: via Latin from Greek lōtos, from Semitic; related to Hebrew lōt myrrh |