lotus
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
lotus/ˈləʊtəs/
▶noun
- 1 a large water lily. [Nymphaea lotus and N. caerulea (Egypt) and Nelumbo nucifera (sacred lotus, Asia).]
- 2 (in Greek mythology) a legendary plant whose fruit induces a dreamy forgetfulness and an unwillingness to leave.
– origin C15: via L. from Gk lōtos, of Semitic origin.
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