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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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Its packaging, a jewel-like blue bottle engraved with a golden lotus, looks like it was plucked from a fantasy apothecary in the night sky.
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Jenny Berg, Allure, 13 Mar. 2025
Blue lotus wax boasts natural anti-inflammatory properties to calm down skin down, while serving a dual purpose of keeping your blush in place by absorbing excess oil.
—Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 27 Feb. 2025
There’s also super lotus as well as succinic and glycolic acids to minimize dark spots and pores.
—Celia Shatzman, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
Yoga classes are included for hotel guests, and usually, a sunrise session of downward dog and lotus poses would be right up my alley.
—Marquita K. Harris, Travel + Leisure, 22 Feb. 2025
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Jenny Berg, Allure, 13 Mar. 2025
Blue lotus wax boasts natural anti-inflammatory properties to calm down skin down, while serving a dual purpose of keeping your blush in place by absorbing excess oil.
—Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 27 Feb. 2025
There’s also super lotus as well as succinic and glycolic acids to minimize dark spots and pores.
—Celia Shatzman, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
Yoga classes are included for hotel guests, and usually, a sunrise session of downward dog and lotus poses would be right up my alley.
—Marquita K. Harris, Travel + Leisure, 22 Feb. 2025
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“Lotus.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lotus. Accessed 20 Mar. 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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