lotos, any of a number of flowering water plants; flower which was believed to induce a state of blissful forgetfulness when eaten (Classical Mythology)
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Lotus Definition from Arts & Humanities Dictionaries & Glossaries
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lotus| flower of forgetfulness; water lily; trefoil; nettle-tree| pipe from it
lotus| flower of forgetfulness; water lily; trefoil; nettle-tree| pipe from it
Lotus Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
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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.
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.
(n.)
The lote, or nettle tree. See Lote.
The lote, or nettle tree. See Lote.
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An ornament much used in Egyptian architecture, generally asserted to have been suggested by the Egyptian water lily.
An ornament much used in Egyptian architecture, generally asserted to have been suggested by the Egyptian water lily.
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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 Nymphaea Lotus and N. caerulea, the respectively white-flowered and blue-flowered lotus of modern Egypt, which, with Nelumbium speciosum, are figured on its ancient monuments.
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 Nymphaea Lotus and N. caerulea, the respectively white-flowered and blue-flowered lotus of modern Egypt, which, with Nelumbium speciosum, are figured on its ancient monuments.
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A genus (Lotus) of leguminous plants much resembling clover.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutA genus (Lotus) of leguminous plants much resembling clover.
lotus
\lo"tus\ (?), n. [l. lotus, gr. &?;. 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 american lotus; and nymph?a lotus and n. c?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.]
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ziziphus lotus
sacred lotus
diospyros lotus
american lotus
nymphaea lotus
prairie lotus
lotus tree
indian lotus
lotus-eater
european lotus
lotus notes
lotus position
lotus americanus
lotus land
lotus tetragonolobus
white lotus
lotus berthelotii
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lotus corniculatus
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Noun
1. annual or perennial herbs or subshrubs
(synonym) genus Lotus
(hypernym) rosid dicot genus
(member-holonym) Papilionoideae, subfamily Papilionoideae
(member-meronym) bird's foot trefoil, bird's foot clover, babies' slippers, bacon and eggs, Lotus corniculatus
Noun
1. native to eastern Asia; widely cultivated for its large pink or white flowers
(synonym) Indian lotus, sacred lotus, Nelumbo nucifera
(hypernym) water lily
2. white Egyptian lotus: water lily of Egypt to southeastern Africa; held sacred by the Egyptians
(synonym) white lotus, Egyptian water lily, white lily, Nymphaea lotus
(hypernym) water lily
(member-holonym) Nymphaea, genus Nymphaea
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Lotus may refer to:
Botany
- Lotus (plant), various botanical taxa
- Lotus (genus)
- Lotus Flower, Nelumbo nucifera
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Lotus Definition from Religion & Spirituality Dictionaries & Glossaries
Lotus [from Greek lotos] A lily belonging to the genus Nymphaea, an ancient and universal symbol; in India spoken of innumerable times under its Sanskrit name padma.
"It is the flower sacred to nature and her Gods, and represents the abstract and the Concrete Universes, standing as the emblem of the productive powers of both spiritual and physical nature. It was held sacred from the remotest antiquity by the Aryan Hindus, the Egyptians, and the Buddhists after them; revered in China and Japan, and adopted as a Christian emblem by the Greek and Latin Churches, who made of it a messenger as the Christians do now, who replace it with the water lily. It had, and still has, its mystic meaning which is identical with every nation on the earth" (SD 1:379).
In relation to men, the lotus is the symbol of the self-producing soul which, during manifestation immersed in material life as the lotus seed is embedded in the mud of lake or pond, is wakened by the warm rays of the spiritual sun, and grows upward through the world of illusion (symbolized by water) to blossom in the free air and sunlight of truth. Cosmically the lotus symbolizes the emanation of the objective from the subjective, the manifested effect or production of the eternal plan on which the invisible worlds are built by the formative logoi. This lies buried, until the time for its svabhava or production comes, in the bosom of eternal ideation -- as the lotus plant of visible nature exists in miniature in the seed.
"It is the flower sacred to nature and her Gods, and represents the abstract and the Concrete Universes, standing as the emblem of the productive powers of both spiritual and physical nature. It was held sacred from the remotest antiquity by the Aryan Hindus, the Egyptians, and the Buddhists after them; revered in China and Japan, and adopted as a Christian emblem by the Greek and Latin Churches, who made of it a messenger as the Christians do now, who replace it with the water lily. It had, and still has, its mystic meaning which is identical with every nation on the earth" (SD 1:379).
In relation to men, the lotus is the symbol of the self-producing soul which, during manifestation immersed in material life as the lotus seed is embedded in the mud of lake or pond, is wakened by the warm rays of the spiritual sun, and grows upward through the world of illusion (symbolized by water) to blossom in the free air and sunlight of truth. Cosmically the lotus symbolizes the emanation of the objective from the subjective, the manifested effect or production of the eternal plan on which the invisible worlds are built by the formative logoi. This lies buried, until the time for its svabhava or production comes, in the bosom of eternal ideation -- as the lotus plant of visible nature exists in miniature in the seed.
The Lotus Sutra is probably the most important text of Mahayana Buddhism. It describes a lecture the Buddha gave and the ideas and thoughts. He discusses all the things that differentiate Mahayana Buddhism from Theravada , such as the idea of a bodhisattva , in particular the bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara , the merit of the people who venerate the Lotus Sutra, and the key to nirvana and Buddhahood.
