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1also lo·tos
\ˈlō-təs\
: a fruit eaten by the lotus-eaters and considered to cause indolence and dreamy contentment
; also : a tree (as Zizyphus lotus of the buckthorn family) reputed to bear this fruit2: any of various water lilies including several represented in ancient Egyptian and Hindu art and religious symbolism3
[New Latin, from Latin]
a: any of a genus (Lotus) of widely distributed upright herbs or subshrubs of the legume family b: sweet clover
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