[ˈləʊtəs], (Noun)

Definitions:
- either of two large water lilies

- a plant whose fruit induced a dreamy forgetfulness and an unwillingness to leave

- the flower of the sacred lotus as a symbol in Asian art and religion
(e.g: a myth of creation states that Buddha was born of a thousand-petalled gold lotus)



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Origin:
late 15th century (denoting a type of clover or trefoil, described by Homer as food for horses): via Latin from Greek lōtos, of Semitic origin. The term was used by classical writers to denote various trees and plants; the legendary plant (lotus), mentioned by Homer, was thought by later Greek writers to be Ziziphus lotus, a relative of the jujube