Толковый словарь английского языка - lotus
Lotus
lotus
noun Etymology: Latin & Greek; Latin ~, from Greek lōtos Date: circa 1541 a fruit eaten by the ~-eaters and considered to cause indolence and dreamy contentment, any of various water lilies including several represented in ancient Egyptian and Hindu art and religious symbolism, 3. New Latin, from Latin] any of a genus (Lotus) of widely distributed upright herbs or subshrubs of the legume family, 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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