a tropical plant with large, flat leaves that float on the surface of lakes and pools and large round flowers with layers of petals and a cone-shaped part in the middle
The lotus plant is popular throughout Asia and is especially venerated in Hindu and Buddhist cultures.
She held up her hands in a receiving position, like a lotus in blossom.
Compare: water lily
See also: lotus position
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The domes looked like fat lotus buds about to open.
The lotus plant is an underwater rhizome.
Since the lotus roots produce sweet, milky juice, the ocean is called "The Ocean of Milk".."