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

plural of lotus position

(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.

Nelumbo lutea

Nelumbo nucifera, native in temperate and subtropical Asia, from India to Japan.