English-Thai Dictionary

lotus

N ดอกบัว  บัว  dok-bue

 

lotus

N ผลไม้ ใน ตำนาน กรีก โบราณ ที่ เชื่อ ว่า กิน แล้ว ทำให้ เหมือน อยู่ ใน ฝัน  pon-la-mai-nai-tam-nan-krik-bo-ran-ti-chuea-wa-kin-laeo-tam-hai-muean-yu-nai-fan

 

lotus

N ลวดลาย ดอกบัว ที่ ใช้ ใน งานศิลปะ และ สถาปัตยกรรม  luad-lai-dok-bua-ti-chai-nai-ngan-sin-la-pa-lae-sa-ta-pad-ta-ya-kam

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

LOTUS

Lo "tus, n. Etym: [L. lotus, Gr. 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 American lotus; and Nymphæa Lotus and N.cærulea, the respectively white-flowered and blue-flowered lotus of modern Egypt, which, with Nelumbium speciosum, are figured on its ancient monuments. (b ) The lotus of the lotuseaters, probably a tree found in Northern Africa, Sicily, Portugal, and Spain (Zizyphus Lotus ), the fruit of which is mildly sweet. It was fabled by the ancients to make strangers who ate of it forget their native country, or lose all desire to return to it. (c ) The lote, or nettle tree. See Lote. (d ) A genus (Lotus ) of leguminous plants much resembling clover. [Written also lotos. ] European lotus, a small tree (Diospyros Lotus ) of Southern Europe and Asia; also, its rather large bluish black berry, which is called also the date plum.

 

2. (Arch. )

 

Defn: An ornament much used in Egyptian architecture, generally asserted to have been suggested by the Egyptian water lily.

 

LOTUS-EATER; LOTOS-EATER

Lo "tus-eat `er, Lo "tos-eat `er, n. (Class. Myth. )

 

Defn: 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 mild-eyed melancholy Lotos-eaters. Tennyson.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

lotus

lo tus |ˈlōtəs ˈloʊdəs | ▶noun 1 any of a number of large water lilies, in particular: [● (also sacred lotus ) a lily of Asia and northern Australia, typically with dark pink or white-and-pink flowers (Nelumbo nucifera, family Nelumbonaceae ). ● (also American lotus ) a yellow-flowered North American lily with bowl-shaped leaves (Nelumbo lutea, family Nelumbonaceae ). ● (also Egyptian lotus ) a lily regarded as sacred in ancient Egypt (the white-flowered Nymphaea lotus and the blue-flowered N. caerulea, family Nymphaeaceae ).] 2 (in Greek mythology ) a legendary plant whose fruit induces a dreamy forgetfulness and an unwillingness to depart. • the flower of the sacred lotus as a symbol in Asian art and religion. • short for lotus position. ORIGIN late 15th cent. (denoting a type of clover or trefoil, described by Homer as food for horses ): via Latin from Greek lōtos, of Semitic origin. The term was used by classical writers to denote various trees and plants; the legendary plant ( sense 2 ) mentioned by Homer was thought by later Greek writers to be Ziziphus lotus, a relative of the jujube.

 

lotusbird

lotus |bird |ˈləʊtəsˌbəːd | ▶noun Austral. a jacana with a pink comb on the forehead, found in Australasia and Indonesia. ●Irediparra gallinacea, family Jacanidae. Alternative name: comb-crested jacana.

 

lotus-eater

lo tus-eat er ▶noun a person who spends time indulging in pleasure and luxury rather than dealing with practical concerns. DERIVATIVES lo tus-eat ing adjective ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from the people in Homer's Odyssey who lived on the fruit of the lotus, which was said to cause a dreamy forgetfulness in those who ate it.

 

lotusland

lo tus land |ˈlōtəsˌland ˈloʊtəslænd | ▶noun a place or state concerned solely with, or providing, idle pleasure and luxury: a lush lotusland where you can shed your inhibitions.

 

lotus position

lo tus po si tion |ˈloʊdəs pəˌzɪʃən | ▶noun a cross-legged position for meditation, with the feet resting on the thighs.

 

Lotus Sutra

Lo tus Su tra |ˈlōtəs ˈso͞otrə ˌloʊdəs ˈsutrə | ▶noun Buddhism one of the most important texts in Mahayana Buddhism, significant particularly in China and Japan and given special veneration by the Nichiren sect.

 

Oxford Dictionary

lotus

lotus |ˈləʊtəs | ▶noun 1 either of two large water lilies: ● (also sacred lotus ) a red-flowered Asian lily (Nelumbo nucifera, family Nelumbonaceae ). ● (also Egyptian lotus ) a lily regarded as sacred in ancient Egypt (the white-flowered Nymphaea lotus and the blue-flowered N. caerulea, family Nymphaeaceae ). 2 Greek Mythology a plant whose fruit induced a dreamy forgetfulness and an unwillingness to leave. 3 the flower of the sacred lotus as a symbol in Asian art and religion. ORIGIN late 15th cent. (denoting a type of clover or trefoil, described by Homer as food for horses ): via Latin from Greek lōtos, of Semitic origin. The term was used by classical writers to denote various trees and plants; the legendary plant ( sense 2 ), mentioned by Homer, was thought by later Greek writers to be Ziziphus lotus, a relative of the jujube.

 

lotusbird

lotus |bird |ˈləʊtəsˌbəːd | ▶noun Austral. a jacana with a pink comb on the forehead, found in Australasia and Indonesia. ●Irediparra gallinacea, family Jacanidae. Alternative name: comb-crested jacana.

 

lotus-eater

lotus-eater |ˈləʊtəsiːtə | ▶noun a person who spends their time indulging in pleasure and luxury rather than dealing with practical concerns. DERIVATIVES lotus-eating adjective

 

lotusland

lo tus land |ˈlōtəsˌland ˈloʊtəslænd | ▶noun a place or state concerned solely with, or providing, idle pleasure and luxury: a lush lotusland where you can shed your inhibitions.

 

lotus position

lotus position (also lotus posture ) ▶noun a cross-legged position for meditation, with the feet resting on the thighs.

 

Lotus Sutra

Lotus Sutra ▶noun Buddhism one of the most important texts in Mahayana Buddhism, significant particularly in China and Japan and given special veneration by the Nichiren sect.

 

Duden Dictionary

Lotus

Lo tus Substantiv, maskulin , der |L o tus |der Lotus; Genitiv: des Lotus, Plural: die Lotus lateinisch lotus, Lotos 1 Hornklee 2 Lotos

 

Lotuseffekt

Lo tus ef fekt Substantiv, maskulin Physik, Technik , der ® |L o tuseffekt |nach der Beobachtung dieses Effekts bei Lotosblättern Wasser und Schmutz abweisende Eigenschaft fein genoppter Oberflächen

 

French Dictionary

lotus

lotus n. m. nom masculin Plante à fleurs bleues ou blanches qui s ’apparente au nénuphar. Prononciation Le o se prononce comme dans loterie et le s se prononce, [lɔtys ]; le nom rime avec cactus

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

lotus

lo tus -tos /lóʊtəs /名詞 C 1 〘植 〙ハス, スイレン .2 〘ギ神 〙ロートス 〘その実を食べると夢心地になって一切を忘れるという植物 〙; その果実 .3 (古代エジプトなどの彫刻 建築 絵画に表現された )蓮華 （れんげ ）模様 .～́ l ì fe 安楽な生活 .～́ pos ì tion 〖通例the ～〗蓮華座, 結跏趺座 （けっかふざ ） 〘ヨガ 座禅の座り方の1つ 〙.

 

lotus-eater

l ó tus- è ater 名詞 C 1 〘ギ神 〙ロトパゴス 〘Odysseyに現れる, ロートスの実を食べて苦難を忘れ, 安逸に暮らす民の1人 〙.2 安逸 [怠惰 ]に暮らす人, 夢想家 .