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{i} lotus
A water lily, genus Nymphaea, especially those of Egypt or India
A number of other plants bearing "lotus" in their scientific or common names
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 N
A genus (Lotus) of leguminous plants much resembling clover
Acronym for Long Term Upper Ocean Study, a two year Woods Hole study beginning in 1983 designed to acquire and analyze a continuous set of measurements of currents and temperatures throughout the water column in the open ocean A total of ten moorings were deployed in about 5365 meters of water near 33° N, 70° W [http: //uop whoi edu/data/lotus/lotus html]
Flower; Hindu symbol of beauty, purity and good fortune
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
common term for the plant nymphaea caerulea, which was not a lotus at all, but rather the Blue Water Lily Its buds and blossoms were the emblem of Upper Egypt and a symbol of rebirth in the afterlife These lilies were indigenous to Egypt, while the lotus was not introduced into Egypt until the time of the Persians
The lotus is a water lily whose leaves, root, and seeds are used in oriental cooking The root can be used as a vegetable The seeds are used in desserts
native to eastern Asia; widely cultivated for its large pink or white flowers
A Chinese water lily whose root, leaves and seeds are often used in oriental cooking
white Egyptian lotus: water lily of Egypt to southeastern Africa; held sacred by the Egyptians
white Egyptian lotus: water lily of Egypt to southeastern Africa; held sacred by the Egyptians native to eastern Asia; widely cultivated for its large pink or white flowers annual or perennial herbs or subshrubs
An architectural motif of ancient Egyptian temples
A lotus or a lotus flower is a type of water lily that grows in Africa and Asia. Any of several different plants whose flowers have been given symbolic meaning by many cultures. The lotus of the Greeks is Ziziphus lotus (family Rhamnaceae), a shrub native to southern Europe; wine made from its fruit was thought to produce contentment and forgetfulness. The Egyptian lotus is a white water lily (Nymphaea lotus). The sacred lotus of the Hindus is an aquatic plant (Nelumbo nucifera) with white or delicate pink flowers; the lotus of eastern North America is Nelumbo pentapetala, a similar plant with yellow blossoms. Lotus is also a genus of the pea family (see legume), containing about 100 species found in temperate regions of Europe, Asia, Africa, and North America; the 20 or more species in North America are grazed by animals. The lotus is a common ornament in architecture, and since ancient times it has symbolized fertility, purity, sexuality, birth, and rebirth of the dead
An ornament much used in Egyptian architecture, generally asserted to have been suggested by the Egyptian water lily
A kind of aquatic plant, genus Nelumbo
annual or perennial herbs or subshrubs
{i} lotos, any of a number of flowering water plants; flower which was believed to induce a state of blissful forgetfulness when eaten (Classical Mythology)
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