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1. Lotus
   In architecture a lotus is an ornament much used in Egyptian architecture, and generally asserted to have been suggested by the Egyptian water lily.
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2. Lotus
   (Bird's-Foot Trefoil, Coral Gem, Parrot's Beak, Winged Bean, Winged Pea) These are pretty ornamental plants, one of which is used as a vegetable. These tender and hardy perennials belong to the Pea family, Leguminosae. Some are found growing wild in the Canary Isles, Cape Verde Islands, the Mediterr...
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3. LOTUS
   acronym: Long-Term Upper Ocean Study, Woods Hole, 1983
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4. Lotus
   A symbol of birth and dawn; it was thought to have been the cradle of the sun on the first morning of creation, rising from the primeval waters. The lotus was a common architectural motif, particularly used on capitals
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5. Lotus
   the sacred plant of oriental nations, Egypt, India, etc. At one time a universal symbol of the Universe, and in a narrower sense of the Earth.
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6. lotus
   [n] - annual or perennial herbs or subshrubs 2. [n] - native to eastern Asia 3. [n] - white Egyptian lotus: water lily of Egypt to southeastern Africa
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7. lotus
   Popular symbol in Hinduism and Buddhism. The flower of the lotus (a type of water lily) conveys the idea of beauty, and symbolizes the means to achieve non-attachment, as it lives in the earth but...
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8. Lotus
   Lo'tus (lō'tŭs) noun [ Latin lotus , Greek lwto`s . Confer Lote .] 1. (Botany) (a) A name of several kinds of water lilies; as Nelumbium speciosum , used in religious ceremonies, anci...
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9. lotus
   1. <botany> A name of several kinds of water lilies; as Nelumbium speciosum, used in religious ceremonies, anciently in Egypt, and to this day in Asia; Nelumbium luteum, the American lotus; and Nymphaea Lotus and N. Caerulea, the respectively white-flowered and blue-flowered lotus of modern Eg...
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10. lotus
    Egyptian water lily noun white Egyptian lotus: water lily of Egypt to southeastern Africa; held sacred by the Egyptians
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11. lotus
    sacred lotus noun native to eastern Asia; widely cultivated for its large pink or white flowers
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12. Lotus
    noun annual or perennial herbs or subshrubs
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13. Lotus
    • (n.) An ornament much used in Egyptian architecture, generally asserted to have been suggested by the Egyptian water lily. • (n.) A genus (Lotus) of leguminous plants much resembling clover. • (n.) The lotus of the lotuseaters, probably a tree found in Northern Africa, Sicily, Portu...
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14. lotus
    any of several different plants. The lotus of the Greeks was the species Ziziphus lotus of the buckthorn family (Rhamnaceae), a bush native in ... [4 related articles]
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15. Lotus
    Lotus is a English girl name. The meaning of the name is `Lotus Flower` Where is it used? The name Lotus is mainly used In English. The name Lotus doesn`t appear In the US top 1000 most common names over de last 128 years. The name Lotus seems to be unique!
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16. lotus
    lotus: see water lily.
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17. Lotus
    Lotus was a motorcar company founded in 1952 by Colin Chapman, who built his first racing car in 1948, and also developed high-powered production saloon and innovative sports cars, such as the Lotus-Cortina and Lotus Elan. Lotus has been one of the leading Grand Prix manufacturers since they entered...
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18. Lotus
    Lotus is a genus of plant of the legumionosae family.
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19. lotus
    Any of several different plants, especially the water lily (Nymphaea lotus), frequent in Egyptian art, and the pink Asiatic lotus (Nelumbo nucifera), a sacred symbol in Hinduism and Buddhism, whose flower head floats erect above the water. Others are those of the...
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20. Lotus
    Motorcar company founded in 1952 by Colin Chapman (1928–1982), who built his first racing car in 1948, and also developed high-powered production saloon and innovative sports cars, such as the Lotus-Cortina and Lotus Elan. Lotus has been one of the leading Grand Prix manufacturers since they entered Formula 1 in 1960. Jim Clark, twice ...
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21. lotus
    (religion) Popular symbol in Hinduism and Buddhism. The flower of the lotus (a type of water lily) conveys the idea of beauty, and symbolizes the means to achieve non-attachment, as it lives in the earth but rises above the water. In Hinduism it has been used to represent the sun, and is a...
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22. Lotus
    A flower symbolic of good fortune and spiritual development. A lotus pond in the garden is considered most auspicious.
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23. Lotus
    (genus) `Lotus` is a genus that includes `bird`s-foot trefoils` and `deervetches` and contains many dozens of species distributed world-wide. Depending on the taxonomic authority, roughly between 70 and 150 are accepted. Lotus is a genus of legume and its members are adapted to ...
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24. Lotus
    (series) The `Lotus series` consists of three racing computer games based around the Lotus brand, released between 1990 and 1992 on various formats.. `Lotus Esprit Turbo Challenge`, `Lotus Turbo Challenge 2`, and `Lotus III: The Ultimate Challenge` were developed b...
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25. Lotus
    (song) "`Lotus`" is a song by R.E.M., released as the second single from their eleventh studio album Up. The song`s recurring line "I ate the lotus" appeared in an alternate form ("I`ll eat the lotus...") in a previous R.E.M. song, "Be Mine". The...
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