noun
lotus
LOH-tuhs/ˈləʊtəs/
A water plant with large flowers and broad, round leaves.
The lotus holds its pink flower above the pond.
Etymology
Greek lotos named several different plants before it designated the Egyptian white lotus. The English water-plant sense continues that application, though the name has also covered other water-lilies.
In context
the borrow pit which had some you know Lotus floating on top had some Cattails ringing it
More examples
- Several lotuses bloomed.
- The lotus had broad round leaves.
- She sketched a lotus.
Forms
lotus · lotuses
Similar words
- water lily
- A different water plant whose leaves usually float on the surface.
- aquatic plant
- The broader category.