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1. A kind of aquatic plant, genus Nelumbo in the family Nelumbonaceae.
2. A water lily, genus 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 number of other plants bearing "lotus" in their scientific or common names (see Derived terms below).
5. Diospyros lotus, date plum or Caucasian persimmon.
6. Lotus, a genus that includes bird's-foot trefoils and deer vetches, a terrestrial genus with small flowers
7. Ziziphus lotus, a shrub species with edible fruit
8. An architectural motif of ancient Egyptian temples.