Lotus

Noun

1. A kind of aquatic plant, genus Nelumbo in the family Nelumbonaceae.
2. A water lily, genus Nymphaea, especially those of Egypt or India. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
3. A legendary plant eaten by the Lotophagi of the Odyssey that caused drowsiness and euphoria.
4. A number of other plants bearing lotus in their scientific or common names (see Derived terms below). Diospyros lotus, date plum or Caucasian persimmon. Lotus, a terrestrial genus with small flowers that includes bird's-foot trefoils and deervetches. Ziziphus lotus, a shrub species with edible fruit.
5. Diospyros lotus, date plum or Caucasian persimmon.