lotus

noun

/ˈləʊtəs/

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a tropical plant with white or pink flowers that grows on the surface of lakes in Africa and Asia
- a lotus flower
a picture in the shape of the lotus plant, used in art and architecture, especially in ancient Egypt
(in ancient Greek stories) a fruit that is supposed to make you feel happy and relaxed when you have eaten it, as if in a dream

Word Originlate 15th cent. (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 (sense (3)), mentioned by Homer, was thought by later Greek writers to be Ziziphus lotus, a relative of the jujube plant found in Eurasia.

单词	lotus
释义	lotus noun /ˈləʊtəs/ /ˈləʊtəs/ jump to other results enlarge image a tropical plant with white or pink flowers that grows on the surface of lakes in Africa and Asia a lotus flower a picture in the shape of the lotus plant, used in art and architecture, especially in ancient Egypt (in ancient Greek stories) a fruit that is supposed to make you feel happy and relaxed when you have eaten it, as if in a dream Word Originlate 15th cent. (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 (sense (3)), mentioned by Homer, was thought by later Greek writers to be Ziziphus lotus, a relative of the jujube plant found in Eurasia.
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