Egyptian lotus

American  

noun

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.

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Example Sentences

“Duncan Phyfe: Master Cabinetmaker in New York,” which opens on Tuesday at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, shows how he experimented with Biedermeier and Rococo curves, Egyptian lotus patterns and Gothic trefoils and pointed arches.

From New York Times • Dec. 15, 2011

Next summer, more coffins were unearthed, all decorated with human masks, wigged in the Egyptian manner and topped by Egyptian lotus flowers.

From Time Magazine Archive

The nelumbium, or so-called Egyptian lotus, should not be transplanted till growth begins to show in the roots in the spring.

From Manual of Gardening (Second Edition) by Bailey, L. H. (Liberty Hyde)

A pleasing symbol, which has played a conspicuous part in many religions, is the Egyptian lotus, or “lily of the Nile.”

From The Religious Sentiment Its Source and Aim: A Contribution to the Science and Philosophy of Religion by Brinton, Daniel Garrison

Here was seen what is called the water rose, pink in color and nearly double the size of our pond lily, recalling the Egyptian lotus, to which family it would seem it must belong.

From Due South or Cuba Past and Present by Ballou, Maturin Murray