English

Etymology

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -əʊtəs

Noun

1. A kind of aquatic plant, genus Nelumbo
2. A legendary plant eaten by the Lotophagi of the Odyssey that caused drowsiness and euphoria
3. A number of other plants bearing "lotus" in their scientific or common names
4. An architectural motif of ancient Egyptian temples

Translations

See also

• lotus position

French

Etymology

Pronunciation

Noun

1. lotus

Latin

Etymology

Adjective

1. elegant, fashionable
2. luxurious

Alternative spellings

• lautus

Inflection

Noun

1. The lotus flower

Declension

Romanian

Etymology

Pronunciation

Noun

1. lotus

Declension

• Nelumbo, plant genus of true Lotus flowers
• Lotus position, cross-legged sitting posture for meditation

Horticulture and botany

• Lotus (genus), comprising bird's-foot trefoils and deervetches
• Ziziphus lotus, thorny shrub that may have been the "lotus tree" of Greek mythology
• Lotus effect, self-cleaning property of Nelumbo species
• Nymphaea lotus, the Egyptian white water-lily or tiger lotus
• Nymphaea zenkeri, the red tiger lotus
• Nelumbo nucifera, blue lotus, Indian lotus, sacred lotus, bean of India, or sacred water-lily
• Nelumbo lutea, American lotus
• Nymphaea, the water-lily genus superficially similar to and often confused with Nelumbo lotus
• Nymphaea alba, European white water-lily or white lotus
• Nymphaea caerulea, Egyptian blue lily or sacred blue lily, also called the blue or sacred lotus
• Saussurea laniceps, snow lotus

Asian culture

• Lotus kick, foot sweep in T'ai Chi Ch'uan
• Lotus seed, in Chinese medicine
• Lotus Sutra, of the Sublime Dharma
• Nelumbo nucifera, the blue lotus, the sacred lotus or the Indian lotus
• Padma (attribute), the sacred lotus
• Lotus feet, the practice of foot binding in pre-modern China
• Lotus, one of the Ashtamangala, or Eight Auspicious Symbols

Western culture

• Lotus (album), live album by the band Santana
• Lotus (board game), abstract strategy board game
• Lotus (band), Sixties pop band
• Lotus (jamband), livetronica band popular in the jamband scene.
• Lotus (guitar), former guitar manufacturer
• Lotus (song), song by R.E.M.
• The Blue Lotus, comic album part of the 1936 series The Adventures of Tintin''
• Lotus, album by Italian singer Elisa
• Lotus, song by Minus the Bear

Corporate and computing

• Lotus Software, previously Lotus Development Corporation, Cambridge, Massachusetts
• Lotus 1-2-3, spreadsheet program
• Lotus Cars, British sports and racing car manufacturer
• Lotus (computer games), a videogame series based on Lotus Cars
• Lotus Notes, enterprise-level electronic messaging
• Lotus Sametime, instant messaging program
• Team Lotus, Formula 1 constructor related to Lotus Cars
• Tesco Lotus, chain of Thai hypermarket stores
• IBM Lotus Connections, social networking program
• IBM Lotus Quickr, enterprise-level team collaboration

Other usage

• Lotus, Florida, area in Brevard County, USA
• S.S.S. Lotus, gaff-rigged schooner
• Lotus case, a precedent-setting case resulting from a collision between the S.S. Lotus and the S.S. Boz-Kourt
• Lotus tree of Greek mythology, into which Lotis was transformed, and which was eaten by the Lotophagi of Homer's Odyssey

See also

• Black lotus