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English noun: lotus

1. lotus (plant) native to eastern Asia; widely cultivated for its large pink or white flowers


SynonymsIndian lotus, Nelumbo nucifera, sacred lotus


Broader (hypernym)water lily

2. Lotus (plant) annual or perennial herbs or subshrubs


Synonymsgenus Lotus


Broader (hypernym)rosid dicot genus


Member holonymbabies' slippers, bacon and eggs, bird's foot clover, bird's foot trefoil, Lotus corniculatus


Member meronymPapilionoideae, subfamily Papilionoideae

3. lotus (plant) white Egyptian lotus: water lily of Egypt to southeastern Africa; held sacred by the Egyptians


SynonymsEgyptian water lily, Nymphaea lotus, white lily, white lotus


Broader (hypernym)water lily


Member meronymgenus Nymphaea, Nymphaea









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