Egyptian lotus
Americannoun
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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.
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“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
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
One portion of the garden contained large bushes of stephanotis and alamanda in full bloom, and close by was a glorious display of the Egyptian lotus in flower.
From Due West or Round the World in Ten Months by Ballou, Maturin Murray
The roots of Egyptian lotus must not freeze.
From Manual of Gardening (Second Edition) by Bailey, L. H. (Liberty Hyde)
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