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lotuses

lotuses is the plural of lotus.

Meaning of lotus

Noun

lotus (plural lotuses or loti)

  1. Any member of the genus Nelumbo of aquatic plants in the family Nelumbonaceae.
  2. A water lily (Nymphaea), especially those of Egypt or India.
  3. A legendary plant eaten by the Lotophagi of the Odyssey that caused drowsiness and euphoria.
  4. A date plum or Caucasian persimmon (Diospyros lotus).
  5. Any member of the genus Lotus, a terrestrial genus with small flowers that includes bird's-foot trefoils and deervetches.
  6. A lotustree or lotus jujube (Ziziphus lotus), a shrub with edible fruit.

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Phrases with lotuses

Questions about lotuses

What is lotuses the plural of?
Lotuses is the plural of lotus.

Words near lotuses in the dictionary

  1. lotus-eater
  2. lotus-eaters
  3. lotus-eating
  4. lotus-woman
  5. lotus-women
  6. lotuses
  7. lotusin
  8. lotusland
  9. lotuslands
  10. lotuslike
  11. Lotz

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