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BNC: 6269 COCA: 18309

lotus

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lotus /ˈloʊtəs/ noun
plural lotuses
lotus
/ˈloʊtəs/
noun
plural lotuses
Learner's definition of LOTUS
[count]
: a type of flowering plant that grows on the surface of water
BNC: 6269 COCA: 18309

lotus

noun

lo·​tus ˈlō-təs How to pronounce lotus (audio)
plural lotuses also lotus
1
or less commonly lotos : a fruit eaten by the lotus-eaters and considered to cause indolence and dreamy contentment
also : a tree (such as Zizyphus lotus of the buckthorn family) reputed to bear this fruit
2
: any of various water lilies including several represented in ancient Egyptian and Hindu art and religious symbolism
3
[New Latin, from Latin]
a
: any of a genus (Lotus) of widely distributed upright herbs or subshrubs of the legume family

Illustration of lotus

Illustration of lotus
  • lotus 2

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web New emoji arrive with iOS 15.4, including some cool new Smiley faces, a cute troll, a pink lotus and more. David Phelan, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2022 And his last one, for now, is a lotus on his forearm. Washington Post, 15 July 2021 Until recently, a portrait of the prime minister hung in Varun Goel’s office, and his computer background depicted the bespectacled politician holding a lotus, the symbol of Mr. Modi’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party. Vibhuti Agarwal, WSJ, 14 June 2021 This clean anti-aging night cream is made with peach leaf extract to destress the skin and super lotus to reduce lines and wrinkles. Jennifer Ford, Forbes, 7 May 2021 When candied, Chinese lotus seeds are denser, nuttier, and more starchy, while AshaPops puff their water lily seeds into a lighter, fluffier popcorn-alternative. Amber Gibson, Bon Appétit, 26 Feb. 2021 Tropical Asia and Queensland, Australia Similar to water lilies, lotuses have wide, flat leaves that emerge just above the surface of shallow bodies of freshwater. Kat Craddock, Saveur, 25 May 2017 In the summer, lotuses bloom across the lakes, making my city extremely Instagrammable. Yuli Yang, CNN, 5 Feb. 2020 He was talked about and still is by older-timers in, to use a Bernheimerism, the land of the plastic lotus. Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2019 See More

Word History

Etymology

Latin & Greek; Latin lotus, from Greek lōtos

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Time Traveler
The first known use of lotus was in the 15th century
BNC: 6269 COCA: 18309

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