| lotus | |
| 1. n. A kind of aquatic plant, genus Nelumbo in the family Nelumbonaceae. | |
| 2. n. A water lily, genus Nymphaea, especially those of Egypt or India. | |
| 3. n. A legendary plant eaten by the Lotophagi of the Odyssey that caused drowsiness and euphoria. | |
| 4. n. A number of other plants bearing "lotus" in their scientific or common names (see Derived terms below). | |
| 5. n. Diospyros lotus, date plum or Caucasian persimmon. | |
| 6. n. Lotus, a genus that includes bird's-foot trefoils and (vern, deer vetch)es, a terrestrial genus with small flowers | |
| 7. n. , a shrub species with edible fruit | |
| 8. n. An architectural motif of ancient Egyptian temples. | |
