lotus

noun

lo·tus ˈlō-təs

plural lotuses also lotus

or less commonly lotos

ˈlō-təs

: 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

: any of various water lilies including several represented in ancient Egyptian and Hindu art and religious symbolism

[New Latin, from Latin]

: any of a genus (Lotus) of widely distributed upright herbs or subshrubs of the legume family

: sweet clover

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The pastry case in the morning had baby mooncakes ready to go in flavors of lotus ($2.95 each) and red bean paste ($2.50 each). —

Zareen Syed, Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2024 Eventually, Odysseus must have the men who partake of the lotus dragged back to the ship, crying, and bound beneath its rowing benches. —

Deborah Treisman, The New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2024 Its wooden pavilions house statues of the Buddhas, while its lotus ponds and bonsai gardens create a sense of tranquility and harmony. —

Livia Hengel, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024 Its owner, Matt, came to the door in his bathing suit, a tattooed sleeve of lotus flowers winding around his left arm. —

Eliza Griswold, The New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for lotus