Any of several water lilies of the genus Nymphaea; spec. (more fully white lotus) N. lotus, of East Africa and South-East Asia, and (more fully blue lotus) N. caerulea, of East Africa. Also called sacred lotus.——牛津当代大辞典

Chiefly Egyptian Architecture, Classical Architecture, and Archaeology. An ornamental motif representing either the bud or flower of any of these water lilies, esp. the blue lotus.——牛津当代大辞典

a white or pink flower that grows on the surface of lakes in Asia and Africa, or the shape of this flower used in decorations.——朗文当代大辞典

a fruit that gives you a pleasant dreamy feeling after you eat it, according to ancient Greekstories.——朗文当代大辞典  @en