Lotus word meaning and definition
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Meaning and definition for "lotus" word
[noun] native to eastern Asia; widely cultivated for its large pink or white flowers
[noun] annual or perennial herbs or subshrubs
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(a) A name of several kinds of water lilies; as {Nelumbium speciosum}, used in religious ceremonies, anciently in Egypt, and to this day in Asia; {Nelumbium luteum}, the American lotus; and {Nymph[ae]a Lotus} and {N. c[ae]rulea}, the respectively white-flowered and blue-flowered lotus of modern Egypt, which, with {Nelumbium speciosum}, are figured on its ancient monuments.
(b) The lotus of the lotuseaters, probably a tree found in Northern Africa, Sicily, Portugal, and Spain ({Zizyphus Lotus}), the fruit of which is mildly sweet. It was fabled by the ancients to make strangers who ate of it forget their native country, or lose all desire to return to it.
(c) The lote, or nettle tree. See {Lote}.
(d) A genus ({Lotus}) of leguminous plants much resembling clover. [Written also {lotos}.] {European lotus}, a small tree ({Diospyros Lotus}) of Southern Europe and Asia; also, its rather large bluish black berry, which is called also the {date plum}. 2. (Arch.) An ornament much used in Egyptian architecture, generally asserted to have been suggested by the Egyptian water lily.
Synonyms for lotus
Egyptian water lily, genus Lotus, Indian lotus, Nelumbo nucifera, Nymphaea lotus, sacred lotus, white lily, white lotus
See also: babies' slippers | bacon and eggs | bird's foot clover | bird's foot trefoil | genus Nymphaea | Lotus corniculatus | Nymphaea | Papilionoideae | rosid dicot genus | subfamily Papilionoideae | water lily |
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Let's analyse "lotus" as pure text. This string has Five letters in Two syllables and Two vowels. 40% of vowels is 1.4% more then average English word. Written in backwards: SUTOL. Average typing speed for these characters is 1340 milliseconds. [info]
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Numerology Hearts desire number calculated from vowels:
lotus: 6 + 3 = 9, reduced: 9 . and the final result is Nine. |
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