Noun lotus has 3 senses
  1. lotus, Indian lotus, sacred lotus, Nelumbo nucifera - native to eastern Asia; widely cultivated for its large pink or white flowers
    --1 is a kind of water lily
  2. Lotus, genus Lotus - annual or perennial herbs or subshrubs
    --2 is a kind of rosid dicot genus
    --2 is a member of Papilionoideae, subfamily Papilionoideae
    --2 has members:
     bird's foot trefoil, bird's foot clover, babies' slippers, bacon and eggs, Lotus corniculatus
  3. lotus, white lotus, Egyptian water lily, white lily, Nymphaea lotus - white Egyptian lotus: water lily of Egypt to southeastern Africa; held sacred by the Egyptians
    --3 is a kind of water lily
    --3 is a member of Nymphaea, genus Nymphaea
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