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lotus seed

lotus seed noun: a fruit (nut) or seed (kernel) of a plant in the genus Nelumbo, particularly the species Nelumbo nucifera, as used in East Asian cuisine, traditional Chinese medicine and Chinese desserts.

lotus seed: a fruit (nut) or seed (kernel) of a plant in the genus Nelumbo, particularly the species Nelumbo...
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Noun

lotus seed (plural lotus seeds)

  1. a fruit (nut) or seed (kernel) of a plant in the genus Nelumbo, particularly the species Nelumbo nucifera, as used in East Asian cuisine, traditional Chinese medicine and Chinese desserts.
    Synonyms:
    lotus nut

lotus seed meaning in Tamil, Vietnamese and Myanmar

lotus seed in Tamil

தாமரைமணி, தாமரை விதை, பலாசினி

lotus seed in Vietnamese

seed from the plants in the genus Nelumbo
hạt sen

lotus seed in Myanmar

seed from the plants in the genus Nelumbo
ကြာစေ့ krace.

Synonyms of lotus seed

Forms of lotus seed

plurallotus seeds

Questions about lotus seed

What does lotus seed mean?
Lotus seed means a fruit (nut) or seed (kernel) of a plant in the genus Nelumbo, particularly the species Nelumbo nucifera, as used in East Asian cuisine, traditional Chinese medicine and Chinese desserts.
What is lotus seed in Tamil?
Lotus seed in Tamil is தாமரைமணி, தாமரை விதை, பலாசினி. See Lotus seed meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is lotus seed?
Lotus seed is a noun.
What is the plural of lotus seed?
The plural of lotus seed is lotus seeds.

Words near lotus seed in the dictionary

  1. lotus nut
  2. lotus nuts
  3. lotus position
  4. lotus positions
  5. Lotus principle
  6. lotus seed
  7. lotus seeds
  8. lotus shoe
  9. lotus shoes
  10. Lotus Sutra
  11. lotus woman

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