lotus

lotus
noun

either of two large water lilies
大型莲；睡莲
亦作 sacred lotusa red-flowered Asian lily (Nelumbo nucifera, family Nelumbonaceae) 亦作 Egyptian lotusa lily regarded as sacred in ancient Egypt (the white-flowered Nymphaea lotus and the blue-flowered N. caerulea, family Nymphaeaceae)
莲，荷（拉丁名Nelumbo nucifera，莲科）埃及睡莲（古埃及的神圣百合，如开白花的齿叶睡莲和开蓝花的蓝睡莲，睡莲科）
(in Greek mythology) a legendary plant whose fruit induces a dreamy forgetfulness and an unwillingness to depart
（希腊神话）忘忧果
■the flower of the sacred lotus as a symbol in Asian art and religion
莲花饰（在亚洲艺术和宗教中带有象征意义）
■short for lotus position
lotus position 的简称

语源

late 15th cent. (denoting a type of clover or trefoil, described by Homer as food for horses): via Latin from Greek lōtos, of Semitic origin. The term was used by classical writers to denote various trees and plants; the legendary plant (sense 2), mentioned by Homer, was thought by later Greek writers to be Ziziphus lotus, a relative of the jujube

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