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plural lotuses also lotus
1
or less commonly lotos
: a fruit eaten by the lotus-eaters and considered to cause indolence and dreamy contentment
also
: a tree (such as Zizyphus lotus 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
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Under the writings are pools with floating lotus flowers, inspired by the designs of Bruni, where visitors can light candles and leave messages of peace.
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Andrea Onate, Footwear News, 7 Apr. 2025
Hardy water lilies are the most cold-tolerant, although tropical lotus is considerably cold-tolerant as well.
—Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 5 Apr. 2025
Known for its extraordinary collection of aquatic plants, the garden’s Water Garden is its crown jewel, with magnificent lotus flowers floating on the surface of tranquil ponds.
—Allison Palmer, Sacbee.com, 1 Apr. 2025
Get a lotus, bro! Skims The actor stars in the pictorial, shot by Carin Backoff, with his fiancée, model Abby Champion.
—Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 17 Mar. 2025
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Andrea Onate, Footwear News, 7 Apr. 2025
Hardy water lilies are the most cold-tolerant, although tropical lotus is considerably cold-tolerant as well.
—Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 5 Apr. 2025
Known for its extraordinary collection of aquatic plants, the garden’s Water Garden is its crown jewel, with magnificent lotus flowers floating on the surface of tranquil ponds.
—Allison Palmer, Sacbee.com, 1 Apr. 2025
Get a lotus, bro! Skims The actor stars in the pictorial, shot by Carin Backoff, with his fiancée, model Abby Champion.
—Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 17 Mar. 2025
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“Lotus.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lotus. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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lotus
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lo·tus
ˈlōt-əs 
: any of various water lilies including several represented in ancient Egyptian and Hindu art
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