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lotus

lotus

10 4.2
A water plant with big, beautiful flowers that grows in ponds
  • noun
  • /ˈloʊtəs/
translation icon : loto
  • There is a full-bloomed lotus flower carved into the pillar.
  • lotus flower

It kind of looks like Lotus flowers or artichokes.

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Examples

  • We were passing the lotus pond.

    Fiction book (2001)
  • After she saw this 'golden' lotus bloom, she felt a strange happiness that was almost spiritual.

    Blog text (4)
  • Catch a lotus and you catch a wish.

  • Why would a lotus flower hide in the forest?

  • One evening, she saw a beautiful lotus float away in the stream.

    Blog text (4)
  • Young lovers, this sacred lotus flower has kept our love strong for 10,000 years.

  • Therefore, emerging like a beautiful Lotus blossoming in the muddy swamp.

  • Breadfruit trees, monster ferns, pools full of lotus plants, and orchids growing almost as freely as weeds.

    Blog text (22)
  • The Vietnamese Buddhist monk Teknod Han says no mud, no Lotus, that decomposed flower D is mud and it becomes the next Lotus.

  • It's rare to see a lotus growing here in the middle of the city.

Synonyms

blue lotus
vslotus
1 7.7

A water plant with blue flowers that people often use in art, religion, and traditional medicine

is the broader pond plant term, not only blue or symbolic varieties
lotos
vslotus
  • Archaic
9.9

A water plant with large flowers that float on ponds

is the modern general name rather than the old poetic spelling
Nelumbo nucifera
vslotus
  • Specialized
9.9

A water plant with large pink or white flowers often called sacred lotus

is the general plant name rather than this specific species
sacred lotus
vslotus
  • Indian
7.2

A water plant with large pink or white flowers often seen as holy in many Asian cultures

is the general plant term that includes sacred and ordinary types
Indian lotus
vslotus
5.8

A water plant with large pink or white flowers that grows in ponds

is the broader term covering multiple species and cultural uses
8.6

A white water lily that grows on water in Egypt and nearby regions, once sacred to the ancient Egyptians

is a general pond plant name, not limited to the Egyptian sacred lily
white lotus
vslotus
7.7

A white water lily with fragrant flowers that grows in ponds

is the more general plant term beyond that Egyptian lily
Nymphaea lotus
vslotus
  • Specialized
9.9

A white water lily that grows in Egypt and parts of Africa and was sacred to ancient Egyptians

is the common plant name that includes this and other species
American lotus
vslotus
  • US
6.8

A water plant with large round leaves, pale yellow flowers, and edible seeds that grows in shallow ponds

is the Asian-associated pond plant rather than this North American lily

Compounds

lotus position
  • Specialized
2 6.8

A way of sitting with legs crossed and each foot on the opposite thigh used for yoga and meditation

1 7.7

A water plant with blue flowers that people often use in art, religion, and traditional medicine

lotus-eater
  • Literature
1 9.9

A person who avoids work and lives only for pleasure

Diospyros lotus
  • Specialized
9.9

A small Asian persimmon tree that makes sweet yellow or dark fruit

A water plant with large round leaves, pale yellow flowers, and edible seeds that grows in shallow ponds

Lotus americanus
  • Specialized
9.9

A North American plant that lives one year with red or pink flowers in the pea family

Lotus berthelotii
  • Specialized
9.9

A low-growing plant with many branches and bright red or purple flowers often used in hanging baskets

Lotus corniculatus
  • Specialized
8.5

A low, long-lived plant with yellow flowers and claw-shaped seed pods used for farm animal feed

lotus land
  • Literature
9.9

A peaceful place like a dream where people relax and forget their problems

Lotus tetragonolobus
  • Specialized
9.9

A spreading annual plant from Europe with four-winged pods you can eat, called the asparagus pea

lotus tree
  • Literature
9.1

A small tree from countries around the Mediterranean that has fruit and is in old myths

A water plant with large pink or white flowers that grows in ponds

Nymphaea lotus
  • Specialized
9.9

A white water lily that grows in Egypt and parts of Africa and was sacred to ancient Egyptians

sacred lotus
  • Indian
7.2

A water plant with large pink or white flowers often seen as holy in many Asian cultures

8.2

A North American annual plant with pink flowers that grows on prairies

A white water lily with fragrant flowers that grows in ponds

white lotus
  • Offensive
9.9

A person who acts innocent to avoid blame or get support

Ziziphus lotus
  • Specialized
9.9

A small thorny tree from the Mediterranean with edible fruit

How Big

lotus
10 4.2
water lily
4 1.9
frogbit
  • UK
9.9
duckweed
  • Specialized
1 8.3

Surface Forms

lotus singular
lotuses plural

Etymology

The word lotus comes from the ancient Greek word lotos, which meant a 'water plant' with a large, showy flower, so lotus still names the beautiful pond flower often used in art and religion.