| NOUN | plant | lotus, Indian lotus, sacred lotus, Nelumbo nucifera | native to eastern Asia |
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| plant | Lotus, genus Lotus | annual or perennial herbs or subshrubs | |
| plant | lotus, white lotus, Egyptian water lily, white lily, Nymphaea lotus | white Egyptian lotus |
| Sounds | low'tahs | |
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| Rhymes | abacus ... zealous: 1164 rhymes with ahs... | |
| Meaning | Native to eastern Asia; widely cultivated for its large pink or white flowers. | |
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| Synonyms | Indian lotus, sacred lotus, Nelumbo nucifera | |
| Broader | water lily | An aquatic plant of the family Nymphaeaceae |
| Spanish | loto | |
| Catalan | lotus de l'índia, lotus, lotus sagrat, Nelumbo nucifera | |
| Meaning | Annual or perennial herbs or subshrubs. | |
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| Synonym | genus Lotus | |
| Member of | Papilionoideae, subfamily Papilionoideae | Alternative name used in some classification systems for the family Papilionaceae |
| Members | bird's foot trefoil, bird's foot clover, babies' slippers, bacon and eggs, Lotus corniculatus | European forage plant having claw-shaped pods introduced in America |
| Broader | rosid dicot genus | A genus of dicotyledonous plants |
| Spanish | genus lotus, lotus | |
| Catalan | genus lotus, lotus | |
| Meaning | white Egyptian lotus: water lily of Egypt to southeastern Africa; held sacred by the Egyptians. | |
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| Synonyms | white lotus, Egyptian water lily, white lily, Nymphaea lotus | |
| Member of | Nymphaea, genus Nymphaea | The type genus of the family Nymphaeaceae |
| Broader | water lily | An aquatic plant of the family Nymphaeaceae |
| Catalan | lotus egipci, Nymphaea lotus | |
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