lotus

noun

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

   noun.plant

   Synonyms indian lotus nelumbo nucifera sacred lotus

   Source: WordNet 3.0

2. annual or perennial herbs or subshrubs

   noun.plant

   Synonyms genus lotus

   Source: WordNet 3.0

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

   noun.plant

   Synonyms egyptian water lily nymphaea lotus white lily white lotus

   Source: WordNet 3.0

4. A name of several kinds of water lilies; as <i>Nelumbium speciosum</i>, used in religious ceremonies, anciently in Egypt, and to this day in Asia; <i>Nelumbium luteum</i>, the American lotus; and <i>Nymph&aelig;a Lotus</i> and <i>N. c&aelig;rulea</i>, the respectively white- flowered and blue-flowered lotus of modern Egypt, which, with <i>Nelumbium speciosum</i>, are figured on its ancient monuments.

   noun

   Source: webster1913