Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - lotus
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Lotus
lotus
noun Etymology: Latin & Greek; Latin ~, from Greek lotos Date: circa 1541 1. (also lotos) a fruit eaten by the ~-eaters and considered to cause indolence and dreamy contentment; also a tree (as Zizyphus ~ of the buckthorn family) reputed to bear this fruit 2. any of various water lilies including several represented in ancient Egyptian and Hindu art and religious symbolism 3. New Latin, from Latin a. any of a genus (Lotus) of widely distributed upright herbs or subshrubs of the legume family b. sweet clover
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n. 1 (in Greek mythology) a legendary plant inducing luxurious languor when eaten. 2 a any water lily of the genus Nelumbo, esp. N. nucifera of India, with large pink flowers. b this flower used symbolically in Hinduism and Buddhism. 3 an Egyptian water lily, Nymphaea lotus, with white flowers. 4 any plant of the genus Lotus, e.g. bird's foot trefoil. Phrases and idioms lotus-eater a person given to indolent enjoyment. lotus-land a place of indolent enjoyment. lotus position a cross-legged position of meditation with the feet resting on the thighs. Etymology: L f. Gk lotos, of Semitic orig. ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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(lotuses) A lotus or a lotus flower is a type of water lily that grows in Africa and Asia. N-COUNT ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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~ n 1 a white or pink flower that grows on the surface of lakes in Asia (lotus blossom) 2 the shape of this flower used in decorative patterns, especially in ancient Egyptian art 3 a fruit that gives you a pleasant dreamy feeling after you eat it, according to Ancient Greek stories ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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- c.1540, from L. lotus, from Gk. lotos, name used for several plants before it came to mean Egyptian white lotus; perhaps from a Sem. source (cf. Heb. lot "myrrh"). ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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