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Indian lotus

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noun

  1. a southern Asian lotus, Nelumbo nucifera, of the water lily family, having fragrant pink or rose flowers.

Etymology

Origin of Indian lotus

First recorded in 1900–05

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The Indian lotus described by Herodotus is found in deposits of the Roman age.

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