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lotus
lotus also lotos
(lotes) noun
1.a. An aquatic plant
(Nelumbo nucifera) native to southern Asia and Australia, having
large leaves, fragrant, pinkish flowers, a broad, rounded,
perforated seedpod, and fleshy
rhizomes. b. The edible seed, leaf,
or rhizome of this plant. c. Any of several similar or related
plants, such as the
water
lilies Nymphaea caerula or N. lotus.
2.A representation of
any of various lotuses or similar or related plants in Egyptian or classical
sculpture, architecture, or art.
3.Any of several
leguminous plants of the genus Lotus.
4.Greek Mythology. a. A
small Mediterranean tree or shrub whose fruit was eaten by the
lotus-eaters. b. The fruit of this plant.
[Latin lotus, name of several plants, from Greek lotos, perhaps of Semitic origin.]
Lotus
Lotus, common name for
any of a genus of plants of the legume family, and for certain
members of several unrelated genera. In Greek legend, the
lotophagi (lotus-eaters), those who ate the fruit of the lotus
tree, forgot their friends and homes and lost all desire to
return to their native land. It is not certain what specific
plant may have been referred to. An unrelated genus of the
water lily family provides the sacred lotus of Buddhism
(Nelumbo nucifera). The Egyptian lotus (Nymphaea caerulea) and
the Egyptian water lily (Nymphaea lotus) were both represented
in ancient Egyptian art.
Scientific
classification: The genus Lotus belongs to the family
Leguminosae.
lotus (noun)
drug: lotus, nepenthe, kef
lotus-eater
lotus-eater (lotes-ter) noun
1. Greek Mythology. One of a people described
in the Odyssey who fed on the lotus and hence lived in a
drugged, indolent state.
2. A lazy person devoted to pleasure and
luxury.
Lotus Development Corporation
Lotus Development
Corporation, American computer software company founded in
1982, a wholly-owned subsidiary of International Business
Machines Corporation (IBM), with headquarters in Cambridge,
Massachusetts. The company develops, markets, and provides
support services for computer software and databases for both
home and business use. Its first product was the Lotus 1-2-3
spreadsheet program. Other products include software that
connects mainframe computers to applications on personal
computers, business and financial
information products, advanced
word and document processors, global financial information and
analysis software, and business graphics programs. Lotus was
founded with eight employees and $1 million in venture
capital; by 1990 sales revenues totaled almost $700 million.
In 1995 Lotus was purchased by IBM.
Water Lily
Water Lily, common name for a small family of aquatic flowering plants, and for its representative genus. The family includes about 70 species. The leaves often float on the water's surface, maintaining their position, even if the water rises, by continuing stalk growth. Water lilies typically grow in quiet waters covering deep oxygen-poor soils. Members of the representative genus, with floating leaves, are also called lotus. The family also contains the gigantic lilies of the Amazon (genus Victoria).
The lotus-lily family contains one genus, with two species: the sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera), which is sacred to Buddhists, and the American lotus (Nelumbo lutea). The two species constituting the hornwort family are often grown in household aquariums. The water-shield family contains some species that are used as aquarium plants.
Scientific classification: Water lilies make up the family Nymphaeaceae of the order Nymphaeales. The representative genus of the family is Nymphaea.
lotus position
lotus position (lִtes
pe-zshen) noun
A cross-legged sitting
position used in yoga.
[From its resemblance to a lotus.]
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On the latest, Qui Gong is the Chinese art of raising
internal energy (the
force)
and a
Djinn is an
arabic spirit, hence Qi Gon Jinn. Padme is
Sanskrit for Lotus, as in the
mantra
Om
Mani Padme Hum, Amidala sounds suspiciously
like Amida, one of the
Japanese names for Buddha, and Nabu
is
Sumerian for Saturn.
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entity Lotus
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Members: Francesco Damato, Fillippo Scrmizzi
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