English
Image:Nelumbo lutea blossom.jpeg|thumb|right|200px|Nelumbo lutea, the American lotus

Etymology
From L. term|lotus|l�tus|lang=la

Pronunciation
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-��t�s|-��t�s

Noun
en-noun|pl=lotuses

1. A kind of aquatic plant, genus Nelumbo
2. A legendary plant eaten by the Lotophagi of the Odyssey that caused drowsiness and euphoria
3. A number of other plants bearing "lotus" in their scientific or common names
4. An architectural motif of ancient Egyptian temples

Spanish: t-|es|loto|m
Tamil: தாமர� (t�marai), �மலம� (kamalam)
Telugu: t|te|తామరప�ష�ప�|sc=Telu (t�marapuSpam)
Thai: t|th|�ัวหลว�|xs=Thai
Vietnamese: t|vi|H� Sen|xs=Vietnamese
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See also
lotus position

Category:Flowers
Category:Plants

French

Etymology
From L.|fr term|lotus|l�tus|lang=la

Pronunciation
IPA|/l�.tys/|lang=fr

Noun
fr-noun|m|es

1. lotus

Category:fr:Flowers

Latin

Etymology
Participle of lavo#Latin|lav�

Adjective
la-adj-1&2|l�tus|lota|l�ta|lotum|l�tum

1. elegant, fashionable
2. luxurious

Alternative spellings
lautus

Inflection
ladecl1&2
la-decl-1&2|lot|l�t

Noun
la-noun|l�tus|loti|l�tī|m|second

1. The #English|lotus flower

Declension
la-decl-2nd|l�t

Category:la:Flowers

Romanian

Etymology
From L.|ro term|lotus|l�tus|lang=la

Pronunciation
IPA|['lo.tus]|lang=ro

Noun
ro-noun|gendm|pllotu�i

1. #English|lotus

Declension
ro-noun-m|pllotu�i|deflotusul

Category:ro:Flowers

zh-min-nan:lotus
el:lotus
fr:lotus
io:lotus
hu:lotus
ro:lotus
ru:lotus
ta:lotus
vi:lotus
zh:lotus

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