A kind of aquatic plant, genus Nelumbo in the family Nelumbonaceae. / A water lily, genus Nymphaea, especially those of Egypt or India.

A British manufacturer of cars. / An unincorporated community in El Dorado County, California. Former names: Marshall and Uniontown.

plural of lotus birth

(uncountable) The practice of not severing a newborn's umbilical cord, but rather allowing it to dry out and separate naturally after a few days. / (countable) A birth performed with this practice.

The superhydrophobicity associated with the leaves of the lotus plant

(Hinduism, Buddhism) "Sūtra on the White Lotus of the Sublime Dharma Saddharma Puṇḍarīka Sūtra", a popular Sanskrit treatise which forms the basis of many forms of Buddhism.

Any of various plants in the genus Saussurea that grow at high latitudes in central Asia.

Alternative form of lotus-eater

A cross-legged sitting position in which the feet are resting on the thigh of the opposite leg; a meditative position in Hinduism and Buddhism, also used in yoga and sexual intercourse.

A lily-like aquatic flower growing in Asia and North Africa, Nymphaea caerulea, revered by the Ancient Egyptians. / Nymphaea nouchali, an aquatic flower native to the Indian subcontinent.