| 1. | See under Egyptian lotus (def. 1). |
| 2. | a water lily, Nymphaea stellata, of India, having pale-blue flowers. |
| 1. | either of two Egyptian water lilies of the genus Nymphaea, as N. caerulea (blue lotus), having light blue flowers, or N. lotus (white lotus), having white flowers. |
| 2. | Indian lotus. |
| blue lotus | |
noun | |
| 1. | blue lotus of India and southeastern Asia |
| 2. | blue Egyptian lotus: held sacred by the Egyptians |