genus Lotus

genus Lotus
noun
annual or perennial herbs or subshrubs
Syn: ↑Lotus
Hypernyms: ↑rosid dicot genus
Member Holonyms: ↑Papilionoideae, ↑subfamily Papilionoideae

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  • Lotus — Lo tus (l[=o] t[u^]s), n. [L. lotus, Gr. lwto s. Cf. {Lote}.] 1. (Bot.) (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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • lotus — [lōt′əs] n. [L < Gr lōtos < Heb lōṭ] 1. Gr. Legend a) a fruit that was supposed to induce a dreamy languor and forgetfulness b) the plant bearing this fruit, variously supposed to be the date, the jujube, etc. 2. any of various waterlilies …   English World dictionary

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