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Definition of Blue lotus
1. Noun. Blue lotus of India and southeastern Asia.
2. Noun. Blue Egyptian lotus: held sacred by the Egyptians.
Definition of Blue lotus
1. Noun. A lily growing in Asia and North Africa, ''Nymphaea caerulea'', revered by the Ancient Egyptians. ¹
2. Noun. A perennial plant, ''Nelumbo nucifera'', having attractive flowers and sometimes used in food. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Blue Lotus
Literary usage of Blue lotus
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Popular Science Review: A Quarterly Miscellany of Entertaining and (1871)
"to the blue Lotus, it is our opinion that it must be red to ... It is the fragrant
blue Lotus of the Nile that seems to be represented so ..."
2. The Wonders of the World, in Nature, Art, and Mind by Robert Sears (1856)
"... or blue lotus of Egypt, is th*t which is more frequently than any other plant
sculptured and painted in the Egyptian temples. THE ORANGE-TREE. ..."
3. The Plant World by Plant World Association, Wild Flower Preservation Society (U.S.) (1899)
"The paintings of the blue Lotus on the temple walls of the foregoing dynasties
are endless. The petals of the white Lotus were also found in the flower- ..."
4. A Dictionary of Sanscrit and English, Designed for the Use of Private by William Yates (1846)
"(WO 1- »• Black mud. «. Very dark. (^) 1. n. The blue lotus ... blue lotus.
* \* ^ TO (w?TT-*})«.Blue. m. A cloud. lm, A dark cloud. ..."
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