Definition of
lotus has definitions from the fields of botany,biology
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[ noun ] (botany) native to eastern Asia; widely cultivated for its large pink or white flowers

Synonyms

sacred_lotus Nelumbo_nucifera Indian_lotus

Used in print

(Robert Heinlein, Stranger in a Strange Land....)

Repeating it like a student telling himself that the jewel is in the lotus he sank into nirvana .

Related terms

water_lily

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[ noun ] (biology,botany) annual or perennial herbs or subshrubs

Synonyms

genus_Lotus

Related terms

rosid_dicot_genus Papilionoideae bird's_foot_trefoil

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[ noun ] (botany) white Egyptian lotus: water lily of Egypt to southeastern Africa; held sacred by the Egyptians

Synonyms

Egyptian_water_lily white_lily Nymphaea_lotus white_lotus

Related terms

water_lily Nymphaea

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Rhymes with

lotus' notice lettuce lattice poultice glottis titus hostess encephalitis eucalyptus brutus treatise fortuitous detritus fetus curtis cetus stratus tortoise detritus thetis countess gratuitous gastritis solicitous felicitous malpractice calamitous duplicitous gratis status portentous prophetess hepatitis mastoiditis circuitous faustus cactus gravitas hiatus momentous emeritus serendipitous ubiquitous justice precipitous apparatus riotous practice priestess prospectus asbestos meningitis osteoarthritis bronchitis arthritis laryngitis augustus impetus apprentice pocahontas armistice

Phonetic and Homophones

L OW1 T AH0 S lotus'

Similar Spelling

Lotts loutish lots loads

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