1. (

• lotus ,
• Indian_lotus ,
• sacred_lotus ,
• Nelumbo_nucifera

) native to eastern Asia; widely cultivated for its large pink or white flowers ;

2. (

• Lotus ,
• genus_Lotus

) annual or perennial herbs or subshrubs ;

3. (

• lotus ,
• white_lotus ,
• Egyptian_water_lily ,
• white_lily ,
• Nymphaea_lotus

) white Egyptian lotus: water lily of Egypt to southeastern Africa; held sacred by the Egyptians ;