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What is a lotus?

What is a lotus? Here are some definitions.

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.
  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).
    1. Diospyros lotus, date plum or Caucasian persimmon.
    2. Lotus, a genus that includes bird's-foot trefoils and deer vetches, a terrestrial genus with small flowers
    3. Ziziphus lotus, a shrub species with edible fruit
  5. An architectural motif of ancient Egyptian temples.
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She rested comfortably in the lotus position and seemed to be quite preoccupied.
First, there are the crisp, watery roots, such as carrots, jicama, radishes, and lotus root.
You have probably seen drawings of yogis sitting in lotus position with their many-petaled chakras depicted in various colors.
Peel and thinly slice the lotus root crosswise and place in acidulated water.
Dotted across the ponds lotus flowers and water lilies are coming into bloom.
The flower of summer was the lotus, autumn the chrysanthemum, winter the plum blossom, and spring the peony.

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