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lotus

lo·tus

UK/ˈləʊtəs/ US/ˈloʊtəs/ fairly common

noun

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2.

annual or perennial herbs or subshrubs

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Origin

Unadapted borrowing from Latin lōtus, from Ancient Greek λωτός (lōtós). Doublet of lote. First attested in the 1540s. Ultimately from Hebrew לוֹט (lōṭ, “myrrh”, literally “covering, envelope”).

Phrases

  • American lotus
  • blue lotus
  • Egyptian lotus
  • honey lotus
  • Indian lotus
  • lotus birth
  • lotus eater
  • lotus effect

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