Definition of lotus in English:

lotus

noun ˈləʊtəsˈloʊdəs

1Either of two large water lilies.
大型莲；睡莲
(also 'Egyptian lotus') a lily regarded as sacred in ancient Egypt (the white-flowered Nymphaea lotus and the blue-flowered N. caerulea, family Nymphaeaceae).
(also 'sacred lotus') a red-flowered Asian lily (Nelumbo nucifera, family Nelumbonaceae).
Example sentencesExamples
- If tourists visit the garden in summer, they will be astonished by the pleasing green and red of thickly dotted lotuses.
- The stout tubers of the waterlily and the lotus are edible when properly prepared, and have been an important starch crop both in Asia and North America.
- Many serious photographers were already in attendance to catch lotuses in full morning light.
- Only the local fishermen know their way through the maze of tall reeds to the oases of lotuses and water lilies concealed within.
- The flower of summer was the lotus, autumn the chrysanthemum, winter the plum blossom, and spring the peony.
- The pond is full of lotuses, with their red, blue, green, white and yellow flowers emitting rays of light of the same colors.
- Red lotuses floated on the surface of the water.
- If your pond is at least three feet deep, you can experiment with wild rice, water lotus, and water lily.
- We would play around the fountains, and if we had money to hire a boat from the boating club, go boating in the ponds navigating carefully through a crowd of lotuses and lilies.
- You see Thais offering white lotuses, waving incense and kneeling in quiet prayer at the various temples to the Enlightened One.
- The water level is low, and red lotuses float on its surface.
- In early summer, the new lotuses bud and come out of the water, so the green water is dotted with white and pink flowers.
- Wild rice could have been found in the deeper waters of the backwater sloughs along with white water lily, American lotus, arrowleaf, duckweeds, and pondweed.
- A male bee enticed by the fragrance of the lotus flew into it.
- With a larger pond, you can have lilies or tiger lotus, maybe some taro or umbrella palm that will help shade the pond surface.
- Dotted across the ponds lotus flowers and water lilies are coming into bloom.
- Apart from using the water, they can also be home to water plants such as lilies and lotuses.
- All water lilies and lotuses studied have aerenchyma.
- Choose round containers for lotuses so future runners don't get jammed in square corners.
- Many indigenous fish species in the lake, such as catfish, locally known as keting, melem and belida disappeared when people started taking the lotuses from the lake.
2Greek Mythology
A plant whose fruit induced a dreamy forgetfulness and an unwillingness to leave.
（希腊神话）忘忧树（传说中的一种植物，食其果实后能使人神思恍惚、忘却现实世界，并失去回归家园的愿望）
Example sentencesExamples
- The starving men ate the fruit, but Ulysses quickly understood that the lotus fruit destroyed men's memories.
- The music is inspired by the Ancient Greek myth of island dwellers whose diet of fruit from the lotus tree makes them forget their past troubles.
3The flower of the sacred lotus as a symbol in Asian art and religion.
莲（花）饰（在亚洲艺术和宗教中带有象征意义）
a myth of creation states that Buddha was born of a thousand-petalled gold lotus
Example sentencesExamples
- In one popular depiction, he sits on a lotus flower between the Hindu gods Brahm and Indra and creates a vast number of lotuses all with himself seated in their centers.
- Two Swords are crossed in inner and outer conflict today but the flowering lotus, a symbol of love, in the middle of the two swords brings peace and compromise.
- The Asian sacred lotus represents the highest branch on the botanical family tree that shows heat generation.
- The lotus flower symbolises the complete purification of the defilements of the body, speech and mind, and the full blossoming of wholesome deeds in blissful liberation.
- Ganesh offers her one of his enchanted lotus flowers so that she might visit Buddha in the sky.
4
short for lotus position

Origin

Late 15th century (denoting a type of clover or trefoil, described by Homer as food for horses): via Latin from Greek lōtos, of Semitic origin. The term was used by classical writers to denote various trees and plants; the legendary plant (sense 2), mentioned by Homer, was thought by later Greek writers to be Ziziphus lotus, a relative of the jujube.

Rhymes

Duns Scotus

Definition of lotus in US English:

lotus

nounˈlōdəsˈloʊdəs

1Any of a number of large water lilies.
大型莲；睡莲
(also 'sacred lotus') a lily of Asia and northern Australia, typically with dark pink or white-and-pink flowers (Nelumbo nucifera, family Nelumbonaceae)
(also 'Egyptian lotus') a lily regarded as sacred in ancient Egypt (the white-flowered Nymphaea lotus and the blue-flowered N. caerulea, family Nymphaeaceae)
(also 'American lotus') a yellow-flowered North American lily with bowl-shaped leaves (Nelumbo lutea, family Nelumbonaceae)
Example sentencesExamples
- Red lotuses floated on the surface of the water.
- Many serious photographers were already in attendance to catch lotuses in full morning light.
- Only the local fishermen know their way through the maze of tall reeds to the oases of lotuses and water lilies concealed within.
- With a larger pond, you can have lilies or tiger lotus, maybe some taro or umbrella palm that will help shade the pond surface.
- The stout tubers of the waterlily and the lotus are edible when properly prepared, and have been an important starch crop both in Asia and North America.
- The pond is full of lotuses, with their red, blue, green, white and yellow flowers emitting rays of light of the same colors.
- All water lilies and lotuses studied have aerenchyma.
- If your pond is at least three feet deep, you can experiment with wild rice, water lotus, and water lily.
- Choose round containers for lotuses so future runners don't get jammed in square corners.
- Wild rice could have been found in the deeper waters of the backwater sloughs along with white water lily, American lotus, arrowleaf, duckweeds, and pondweed.
- The water level is low, and red lotuses float on its surface.
- Apart from using the water, they can also be home to water plants such as lilies and lotuses.
- The flower of summer was the lotus, autumn the chrysanthemum, winter the plum blossom, and spring the peony.
- Dotted across the ponds lotus flowers and water lilies are coming into bloom.
- You see Thais offering white lotuses, waving incense and kneeling in quiet prayer at the various temples to the Enlightened One.
- We would play around the fountains, and if we had money to hire a boat from the boating club, go boating in the ponds navigating carefully through a crowd of lotuses and lilies.
- Many indigenous fish species in the lake, such as catfish, locally known as keting, melem and belida disappeared when people started taking the lotuses from the lake.
- In early summer, the new lotuses bud and come out of the water, so the green water is dotted with white and pink flowers.
- If tourists visit the garden in summer, they will be astonished by the pleasing green and red of thickly dotted lotuses.
- A male bee enticed by the fragrance of the lotus flew into it.
2Greek Mythology
(in Greek mythology) a legendary plant whose fruit induces a dreamy forgetfulness and an unwillingness to depart.
（希腊神话）忘忧树（传说中的一种植物，食其果实后能使人神思恍惚、忘却现实世界，并失去回归家园的愿望）
Example sentencesExamples
- The starving men ate the fruit, but Ulysses quickly understood that the lotus fruit destroyed men's memories.
- The music is inspired by the Ancient Greek myth of island dwellers whose diet of fruit from the lotus tree makes them forget their past troubles.
3The flower of the sacred lotus as a symbol in Asian art and religion.
莲（花）饰（在亚洲艺术和宗教中带有象征意义）
a myth of creation states that Buddha was born of a thousand-petaled gold lotus
Example sentencesExamples
- In one popular depiction, he sits on a lotus flower between the Hindu gods Brahm and Indra and creates a vast number of lotuses all with himself seated in their centers.
- The lotus flower symbolises the complete purification of the defilements of the body, speech and mind, and the full blossoming of wholesome deeds in blissful liberation.
- The Asian sacred lotus represents the highest branch on the botanical family tree that shows heat generation.
- Ganesh offers her one of his enchanted lotus flowers so that she might visit Buddha in the sky.
- Two Swords are crossed in inner and outer conflict today but the flowering lotus, a symbol of love, in the middle of the two swords brings peace and compromise.
4
short for lotus position

Origin

Late 15th century (denoting a type of clover or trefoil, described by Homer as food for horses): via Latin from Greek lōtos, of Semitic origin. The term was used by classical writers to denote various trees and plants; the legendary plant ( lotus (sense 2)), mentioned by Homer, was thought by later Greek writers to be Ziziphus lotus, a relative of the jujube.

词汇	lotus
释义	Definition of lotus in English: lotus noun ˈləʊtəsˈloʊdəs 1Either of two large water lilies. 大型莲；睡莲 (also 'Egyptian lotus') a lily regarded as sacred in ancient Egypt (the white-flowered Nymphaea lotus and the blue-flowered N. caerulea, family Nymphaeaceae). (also 'sacred lotus') a red-flowered Asian lily (Nelumbo nucifera, family Nelumbonaceae). Example sentencesExamples If tourists visit the garden in summer, they will be astonished by the pleasing green and red of thickly dotted lotuses. The stout tubers of the waterlily and the lotus are edible when properly prepared, and have been an important starch crop both in Asia and North America. Many serious photographers were already in attendance to catch lotuses in full morning light. Only the local fishermen know their way through the maze of tall reeds to the oases of lotuses and water lilies concealed within. The flower of summer was the lotus, autumn the chrysanthemum, winter the plum blossom, and spring the peony. The pond is full of lotuses, with their red, blue, green, white and yellow flowers emitting rays of light of the same colors. Red lotuses floated on the surface of the water. If your pond is at least three feet deep, you can experiment with wild rice, water lotus, and water lily. We would play around the fountains, and if we had money to hire a boat from the boating club, go boating in the ponds navigating carefully through a crowd of lotuses and lilies. You see Thais offering white lotuses, waving incense and kneeling in quiet prayer at the various temples to the Enlightened One. The water level is low, and red lotuses float on its surface. In early summer, the new lotuses bud and come out of the water, so the green water is dotted with white and pink flowers. Wild rice could have been found in the deeper waters of the backwater sloughs along with white water lily, American lotus, arrowleaf, duckweeds, and pondweed. A male bee enticed by the fragrance of the lotus flew into it. With a larger pond, you can have lilies or tiger lotus, maybe some taro or umbrella palm that will help shade the pond surface. Dotted across the ponds lotus flowers and water lilies are coming into bloom. Apart from using the water, they can also be home to water plants such as lilies and lotuses. All water lilies and lotuses studied have aerenchyma. Choose round containers for lotuses so future runners don't get jammed in square corners. Many indigenous fish species in the lake, such as catfish, locally known as keting, melem and belida disappeared when people started taking the lotuses from the lake. 2Greek Mythology A plant whose fruit induced a dreamy forgetfulness and an unwillingness to leave. （希腊神话）忘忧树（传说中的一种植物，食其果实后能使人神思恍惚、忘却现实世界，并失去回归家园的愿望） Example sentencesExamples The starving men ate the fruit, but Ulysses quickly understood that the lotus fruit destroyed men's memories. The music is inspired by the Ancient Greek myth of island dwellers whose diet of fruit from the lotus tree makes them forget their past troubles. 3The flower of the sacred lotus as a symbol in Asian art and religion. 莲（花）饰（在亚洲艺术和宗教中带有象征意义） a myth of creation states that Buddha was born of a thousand-petalled gold lotus Example sentencesExamples In one popular depiction, he sits on a lotus flower between the Hindu gods Brahm and Indra and creates a vast number of lotuses all with himself seated in their centers. Two Swords are crossed in inner and outer conflict today but the flowering lotus, a symbol of love, in the middle of the two swords brings peace and compromise. The Asian sacred lotus represents the highest branch on the botanical family tree that shows heat generation. The lotus flower symbolises the complete purification of the defilements of the body, speech and mind, and the full blossoming of wholesome deeds in blissful liberation. Ganesh offers her one of his enchanted lotus flowers so that she might visit Buddha in the sky. 4 short for lotus position Origin Late 15th century (denoting a type of clover or trefoil, described by Homer as food for horses): via Latin from Greek lōtos, of Semitic origin. The term was used by classical writers to denote various trees and plants; the legendary plant (sense 2), mentioned by Homer, was thought by later Greek writers to be Ziziphus lotus, a relative of the jujube. Rhymes Duns Scotus Definition of lotus in US English: lotus nounˈlōdəsˈloʊdəs 1Any of a number of large water lilies. 大型莲；睡莲 (also 'sacred lotus') a lily of Asia and northern Australia, typically with dark pink or white-and-pink flowers (Nelumbo nucifera, family Nelumbonaceae) (also 'Egyptian lotus') a lily regarded as sacred in ancient Egypt (the white-flowered Nymphaea lotus and the blue-flowered N. caerulea, family Nymphaeaceae) (also 'American lotus') a yellow-flowered North American lily with bowl-shaped leaves (Nelumbo lutea, family Nelumbonaceae) Example sentencesExamples Red lotuses floated on the surface of the water. Many serious photographers were already in attendance to catch lotuses in full morning light. Only the local fishermen know their way through the maze of tall reeds to the oases of lotuses and water lilies concealed within. With a larger pond, you can have lilies or tiger lotus, maybe some taro or umbrella palm that will help shade the pond surface. The stout tubers of the waterlily and the lotus are edible when properly prepared, and have been an important starch crop both in Asia and North America. The pond is full of lotuses, with their red, blue, green, white and yellow flowers emitting rays of light of the same colors. All water lilies and lotuses studied have aerenchyma. If your pond is at least three feet deep, you can experiment with wild rice, water lotus, and water lily. Choose round containers for lotuses so future runners don't get jammed in square corners. Wild rice could have been found in the deeper waters of the backwater sloughs along with white water lily, American lotus, arrowleaf, duckweeds, and pondweed. The water level is low, and red lotuses float on its surface. Apart from using the water, they can also be home to water plants such as lilies and lotuses. The flower of summer was the lotus, autumn the chrysanthemum, winter the plum blossom, and spring the peony. Dotted across the ponds lotus flowers and water lilies are coming into bloom. You see Thais offering white lotuses, waving incense and kneeling in quiet prayer at the various temples to the Enlightened One. We would play around the fountains, and if we had money to hire a boat from the boating club, go boating in the ponds navigating carefully through a crowd of lotuses and lilies. Many indigenous fish species in the lake, such as catfish, locally known as keting, melem and belida disappeared when people started taking the lotuses from the lake. In early summer, the new lotuses bud and come out of the water, so the green water is dotted with white and pink flowers. If tourists visit the garden in summer, they will be astonished by the pleasing green and red of thickly dotted lotuses. A male bee enticed by the fragrance of the lotus flew into it. 2Greek Mythology (in Greek mythology) a legendary plant whose fruit induces a dreamy forgetfulness and an unwillingness to depart. （希腊神话）忘忧树（传说中的一种植物，食其果实后能使人神思恍惚、忘却现实世界，并失去回归家园的愿望） Example sentencesExamples The starving men ate the fruit, but Ulysses quickly understood that the lotus fruit destroyed men's memories. The music is inspired by the Ancient Greek myth of island dwellers whose diet of fruit from the lotus tree makes them forget their past troubles. 3The flower of the sacred lotus as a symbol in Asian art and religion. 莲（花）饰（在亚洲艺术和宗教中带有象征意义） a myth of creation states that Buddha was born of a thousand-petaled gold lotus Example sentencesExamples In one popular depiction, he sits on a lotus flower between the Hindu gods Brahm and Indra and creates a vast number of lotuses all with himself seated in their centers. The lotus flower symbolises the complete purification of the defilements of the body, speech and mind, and the full blossoming of wholesome deeds in blissful liberation. The Asian sacred lotus represents the highest branch on the botanical family tree that shows heat generation. Ganesh offers her one of his enchanted lotus flowers so that she might visit Buddha in the sky. Two Swords are crossed in inner and outer conflict today but the flowering lotus, a symbol of love, in the middle of the two swords brings peace and compromise. 4 short for lotus position Origin Late 15th century (denoting a type of clover or trefoil, described by Homer as food for horses): via Latin from Greek lōtos, of Semitic origin. The term was used by classical writers to denote various trees and plants; the legendary plant ( lotus (sense 2)), mentioned by Homer, was thought by later Greek writers to be Ziziphus lotus, a relative of the jujube.
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