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Complete Definition of "lotus"

English
Image:Nelumbo lutea blossom.jpeg|thumb|right|200px|Nelumbo lutea, the American lotus

Etymology
From L. term|lotus|lōtus|lang=la

Pronunciation
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-əʊtəs|-əʊtəs

Noun
en-noun|pl=lotuses

  1. A kind of aquatic plant, genus Nelumbo
  2. A legendary plant eaten by the Lotophagi of the Odyssey that caused drowsiness and euphoria
  3. A number of other plants bearing "lotus" in their scientific or common names
  4. An architectural motif of ancient Egyptian temples

Translations
trans-top|flower
Bosnian: lotos m, zvjezdan m
Chinese: zh-ts|蓮|莲 (lián), zh-ts|蓮花|莲花 (liánhuā)
Croatian: lotos m, zvjezdan m
Estonian: t|et|lootos
French: t+|fr|lotus|m
German: t|de|Hornklee|m, t|de|Lotos|{m, t|de|Lotosblume|f, t|de|Lotus|m
Greek: t+|el|λωτός|m|trlotós|scGrek
Hindi: t-|hi|कमल|scDeva|xsHindi
Hungarian: t+|hu|lótusz
Indonesian: bunga seroja
Japanese: t|ja|ロータス|trrōtasu|scJpan, t-|ja|蓮|trはす, hasu|scJpan
trans-mid
Latin: t-|la|lotus|n
Malay: teratai
Romanian: t+|ro|lotus|m
Russian: t-|ru|лотос|m|trlotos|scCyrl
Serbian:

Spanish: t-|es|loto|m
Tamil: தாமரை (tāmarai), கமலம் (kamalam)
Telugu: t|te|తామరపుష్పం|sc=Telu (tāmarapuSpam)
Thai: t|th|บัวหลวง|xs=Thai
Vietnamese: t|vi|Họ Sen|xs=Vietnamese
trans-bottom

See also
lotus position

Category:Flowers
Category:Plants


French

Etymology
From L.|fr term|lotus|lōtus|lang=la

Pronunciation
IPA|/lɔ.tys/|lang=fr

Noun
fr-noun|m|es

  1. lotus

Category:fr:Flowers


Latin

Etymology
Participle of lavo#Latin|lavō

Adjective
la-adj-1&2|lōtus|lota|lōta|lotum|lōtum

  1. elegant, fashionable
  2. luxurious

Alternative spellings
lautus

Inflection
ladecl1&2
la-decl-1&2|lot|lōt

Noun
la-noun|lōtus|loti|lōtī|m|second

  1. The #English|lotus flower

Declension
la-decl-2nd|lōt

Category:la:Flowers


Romanian

Etymology
From L.|ro term|lotus|lōtus|lang=la

Pronunciation
IPA|['lo.tus]|lang=ro

Noun
ro-noun|gendm|pllotuşi

  1. #English|lotus

Declension
ro-noun-m|pllotuşi|deflotusul

Category:ro:Flowers

zh-min-nan:lotus
el:lotus
fr:lotus
io:lotus
hu:lotus
ro:lotus
ru:lotus
ta:lotus
vi:lotus
zh:lotus

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