Definitions of lotus
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native to eastern Asia; widely cultivated for its large pink or white flowerssynonyms: Indian lotus, Nelumbo nucifera, sacred lotustype of:water lilyan aquatic plant of the family Nymphaeaceae
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white Egyptian lotus: water lily of Egypt to southeastern Africa; held sacred by the Egyptianssynonyms: Egyptian water lily, Nymphaea lotus, white lily, white lotustype of:water lilyan aquatic plant of the family Nymphaeaceae
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