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Lotus
Lotus
n.
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
.
Lotus
n.
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.
Lotus
n.
The
lote
, or
nettle
tree
.
See
Lote
.
Lotus
n.
A
genus
(
Lotus
) of
leguminous
plants
much
resembling
clover
.
Lotus
n.
An
ornament
much
used
in
Egyptian
architecture
,
generally
asserted
to
have
been
suggested
by
the
Egyptian
water
lily
.
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