Lotus

The term lotus may refer to one of the following. more...

• Plants:
  • The genus Lotus in the subfamily Faboideae in the family Fabaceae.
  • "Lotus" also occurs in the common names or cultivar names of numerous unrelated plants.
  • The Snow Lotus from the Asteraceae family.
  • The Indian or Sacred Lotus and the American Lotus of the genus Nelumbo (family Nelumbonaceae), a sacred plant of Hinduism and Buddhism.
  • The Egyptian White Water-lily, also called Egyptian Lotus, of the genus Nymphaea (family Nymphaeaceae).
  • The Lotus-eaters of the Odyssey are thought to have eaten a species of jujube, Ziziphus lotus; this could be the lotus tree that the mythological Lotis had been transformed into.
• The Lotus Position (meditation).
• What are called Lotus kicks (actually foot sweeps) in some styles of T'ai Chi Ch'uan.
• Lotus Cars, a British car manufacturer.
• Team Lotus, a Formula 1 constructor.
• A series of computer racing games based on the cars.
• Lotus Software, a Cambridge, MA, software company now owned by IBM. Developer of Lotus 1-2-3 and Lotus Notes.
• Black Lotus, a notable card in the Magic: The Gathering trading-card game.
• The Indian male name "Rajiv" means "Lotus Flower".
• The lotus effect describes self-cleaning super-hydrophobic micro- to nano-structured surfaces.
• The Thai chain stores now known as Tesco Lotus.
• A jam band called Lotus that hails from Philly, PA.
• The notorious New York Lotus Nightclub Brand. Currently in New York and Sao Paolo .
• A character from Marvel Comics called Lotus, the enemy of Wonder Man

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