Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun lotus

3 senses of lotus

Sense 1
lotus, Indian lotus, sacred lotus, Nelumbo nucifera -- (native to eastern Asia; widely cultivated for its large pink or white flowers)
       => water lily -- (an aquatic plant of the family Nymphaeaceae)

Sense 2
Lotus, genus Lotus -- (annual or perennial herbs or subshrubs)
       => rosid dicot genus -- (a genus of dicotyledonous plants)

Sense 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)
       => water lily -- (an aquatic plant of the family Nymphaeaceae)