has many definitions. Depending on the context, it may refer to any of the following.
- The genus '' Lotus '' comprising bird's-foot trefoils and deervetches
- Unrelated plants whose species, common, or colloquial names include "lotus":
- ---'' Ziziphus Lotus '', the date palm (which may have been the "lotus tree" of Greek mythology; ''see Below '')
- ---'' Nelumbo Nucifera '', the blue or Indian lotus, also known as the bean of India and the sacred water-lily
- ---'' Nelumbo Lutea '', the American lotus
- ---'' Nymphaea Alba '', the European white water-lily or white lotus
- ---'' Nymphaea Caerulea '', the Egyptian blue lily or sacred blue lily, also called the blue or sacred lotus
- ---'' Nymphaea Lotus '', the Egyptian white water-lily or tiger lotus
- ---among other members of the genus '' Nymphaea ''
- ---'' Saussurea Laniceps '', the snow lotus
- The Lotus Effect , a self-cleaning property of true ''Lotus'' species.
- The lotus is one of the Ashtamangala , or Eight Auspicious Symbols
- The Lotus Sutra , or Sutra on the White Lotus, of the Sublime Dharma
- The Lotus Position , a cross-legged sitting posture for meditation
- Lotus Kick s, foot sweeps in some styles of T'ai Chi Ch'uan.
- Lotus Foot , the practice of foot binding in pre-modern China
- "Lotus-flower" is the English-languae translation of Indian/Pakistani male name Rajiv
- The Lotus Tree of Greek mythology, into which Lotis was transformed, and which was eaten by the Lotophagi of Homer's ''Odyssey''
- Lotus Cars , a British sports and racing car manufacturer; related meanings include:
- --- Team Lotus , a Formula 1 constructor related to Lotus Cars
- ---'' Lotus (computer Games) '', a videogame series based on Lotus Cars cars
- The Type 1 Lotus Watch, designed by Lotus Design (a division of Lotus Cars )
- Lotuswear is a Vancouver athletic and casual wear company with locations in BC and Alberta.
- Lotus An album by Italian singer Elisa released on November 2003. Most popular track is Broken
- Lotus , a 1960s band in Hong Kong
- Dark Lotus , a Psychopathic Records supergroup consisting of, as of 2006, the Insane Clown Posse, Twiztid, and Blaze Ya Dead Homie
- '' Lotus '', an album by the band Santana
- "Lotus" , a 1998 song by R.E.M.
- Lotus, a song by Marianne Nowottny
- "Lotus Feet", a song from the album '''' by Steve Vai
- Black Lotus Records , a music label
- "Lotus" , a 2007 song by Minus the Bear
- Lotus (guitar) , a former guitar manufacturer
- Lotus , an abstract strategy board game
- Black Lotus , a fictional plant with narcotic, poisonous or other powers, in the "Conan the Barbarian" stories and other fantasy fiction, as well as many games, including ''Dungeons & Dragons'', ''Magic: The Gathering'', ''World of Warcraft'', ''Warhammer Fantasy Battles'', etc.
- The Black Lotus unit in '''' and its sequel
- Lotus, the enemy of the comic book hero, Wonder Man
- The Lotus Clan of dark sorcerers in '' Battle Realms ''.
- Front Lotus / Reverse Lotus , taijutsu techniques in the anime/manga ''Naruto''
- The Blue Lotus , a comic album part of the series '' The Adventures Of Tintin '' written and illustrated by Hergé in 1936.
- "Lotus" was the former ring name of professional wrestler Dave Crist , half of the tag team Irish Airborne.
- Lotus Kick s, foot sweeps in some styles of T'ai Chi Ch'uan.
- The S.S.S. Lotus is a gaff rigged schooner
- The '' S.S. Lotus '' was a French steamship (or steamer) which in 1926 collided with the Turkish steamer ''S.S. Boz-Kourt''
- The Lotus Case is a precedent-setting case of International Law resulting from the collision between the ''S.S. Lotus'' and the ''S.S. Boz-Kourt''
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