lotus

noun

/ˈləʊtəs/

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a tropical plant with white or pink flowers that grows on the surface of lakes in Africa and Asia莲属植物
- a lotus flower莲花
a picture in the shape of the lotus plant, used in art and architecture, especially in ancient Egypt莲花图案，荷花饰（尤用于古埃及艺术和建筑）
(in ancient Greek stories古希腊神话) a fruit that is supposed to make you feel happy and relaxed when you have eaten it, as if in a dream落拓枣，忘忧果（食后感到梦幻般的快乐轻松）

词源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 (3)), mentioned by Homer, was thought by later Greek writers to be Ziziphus lotus, a relative of the jujube plant found in Eurasia.

词汇	lotus
释义	lotus noun /ˈləʊtəs/ /ˈləʊtəs/ enlarge image a tropical plant with white or pink flowers that grows on the surface of lakes in Africa and Asia莲属植物 a lotus flower莲花 a picture in the shape of the lotus plant, used in art and architecture, especially in ancient Egypt莲花图案，荷花饰（尤用于古埃及艺术和建筑） (in ancient Greek stories古希腊神话) a fruit that is supposed to make you feel happy and relaxed when you have eaten it, as if in a dream落拓枣，忘忧果（食后感到梦幻般的快乐轻松）词源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 (3)), mentioned by Homer, was thought by later Greek writers to be Ziziphus lotus, a relative of the jujube plant found in Eurasia.
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