Lotus
Definition of Lotus
Lo´tus
Pronunciation:
lō´tŭs
n.
1.
(Bot.)
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
.
European lotus
a
small
tree
(
Diospyros
Lotus
)
of
Southern
Europe
and
Asia
;
also
,
its
rather
large
bluish
black
berry
,
which
is
called
also
the
date
plum
.
2.
(Arch.)
An
ornament
much
used
in
Egyptian
architecture
,
generally
asserted
to
have
been
suggested
by
the
Egyptian
water
lily
.
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