lotus lo·tus n

lotus lo·tus n
['ləʊtəs]
loto

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  • Lotus — Lo tus (l[=o] t[u^]s), n. [L. lotus, Gr. lwto s. Cf. {Lote}.] 1. (Bot.) (a) A name of several kinds of water lilies; as {Nelumbium speciosum}, used in religious ceremonies, anciently in Egypt, and to this day in Asia; {Nelumbium luteum}, the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • lotus — ou lotos (lo tus ou lo tos ) s. m. 1°   Terme de botanique. Lotus arborescents : le rhamnus lotus (rhamnacées), arbre des lotophages.    Le rhamnus spina Christi, qui a servi, dit on, à faire la couronne du Christ.    Le celtis australis… …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • Lotus-eater — Lo tus eat er (l[=o] t[u^]s [=e]t [ e]r), Lotos eater Lo tos eat er (l[=o] t[o^]s [=e]t [ e]r), n. (Class. Myth.) One who ate the fruit or leaf of the lotus, and, as a consequence, gave himself up to indolence and daydreams; one of the Lotophagi …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Lotus — (Lotus Development Corporation) lo·tus || ləʊtÉ™s n. subsidiary of IBM Corporation founded in 1982, manufacturer of a wide range of software programs and computer system solutions (including the widely used 1 2 3 spreadsheet program) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • Lotus — Lo|tus 〈m.; ; unz.; Bot.〉 1. = Hornklee 2. 〈kurz für〉 Lotusblume; oV Lotos [→ Lotos] * * * Lo|tus, der; , [lat. lotus, ↑ Lotos]: 1. Hornklee. 2. Lotos …   Universal-Lexikon

  • Diospyros Lotus — Lotus Lo tus (l[=o] t[u^]s), n. [L. lotus, Gr. lwto s. Cf. {Lote}.] 1. (Bot.) (a) A name of several kinds of water lilies; as {Nelumbium speciosum}, used in religious ceremonies, anciently in Egypt, and to this day in Asia; {Nelumbium luteum},… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • European lotus — Lotus Lo tus (l[=o] t[u^]s), n. [L. lotus, Gr. lwto s. Cf. {Lote}.] 1. (Bot.) (a) A name of several kinds of water lilies; as {Nelumbium speciosum}, used in religious ceremonies, anciently in Egypt, and to this day in Asia; {Nelumbium luteum},… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Nymphaea Lotus — Lotus Lo tus (l[=o] t[u^]s), n. [L. lotus, Gr. lwto s. Cf. {Lote}.] 1. (Bot.) (a) A name of several kinds of water lilies; as {Nelumbium speciosum}, used in religious ceremonies, anciently in Egypt, and to this day in Asia; {Nelumbium luteum},… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Zizyphus Lotus — Lotus Lo tus (l[=o] t[u^]s), n. [L. lotus, Gr. lwto s. Cf. {Lote}.] 1. (Bot.) (a) A name of several kinds of water lilies; as {Nelumbium speciosum}, used in religious ceremonies, anciently in Egypt, and to this day in Asia; {Nelumbium luteum},… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • lotus — lo•tus [[t]ˈloʊ təs[/t]] n. pl. tus•es 1) pln a plant believed to be a jujube or elm and referred to in Greek legend as yielding a fruit that induced a state of dreamy and contented forgetfulness in those who ate it 2) pln the fruit of this plant …   From formal English to slang

  • Lotus — ● /lo tus/ tm. ►TM►CORP Compagnie US du logiciel, fondée par M. Kapor. Elle tient son nom de l intérêt de son fondateur pour les philosophies orientales. Lotus 1 2 3 fut l un des premiers tableurs, fonctionnant sur les premiers Apple. L un des… …   Dictionnaire d'informatique francophone

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