Lotus
Translingual
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birdsfoot trefoil (Lotus corniculatus), a plant in the genus Lotus
Etymology
From Ancient Greek λωτός (lōtós), a name of multiple plants, of unknown origin.
Proper noun
Lotus m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Fabaceae – species principally among those called trefoils, especially bird's-foot trefoils, and also deervetches and deerweeds.
Usage notes
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, fabids - clades; Fabales - order; Fabaceae - family; Faboideae - subfamily; Loteae - tribe
Hyponyms
- (genus): Lotus corniculatus (common bird's-foot trefoil) - type species; Lotus pedunculatus (greater bird's-foot-trefoil, big trefoil, marsh bird's-foot trefoil), Lotus australis (austral trefoil) - selected other species
Derived terms
References
Lotus (genus) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Lotus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Lotus (Fabaceae) on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Lotus at USDA Plants database
- Lotus at The Plant List
English
Proper noun
Lotus
- A British manufacturer of cars.
- A few places in the United States:
- An unincorporated community in El Dorado County, California. Former names: Marshall and Uniontown.
- An unincorporated community and former village on Merritt Island, Brevard County, Florida.
- An unincorporated community in Union County, Indiana.
- An unincorporated community in Bullitt County, Kentucky.
Further reading
Lotus Cars on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Category:Lotus vehicles on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Lotus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
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