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Sacred lotus   /sˈeɪkrəd lˈoʊtəs/   Listen
Sacred lotus

noun
1.
Native to eastern Asia; widely cultivated for its large pink or white flowers.  Synonyms: Indian lotus, lotus, Nelumbo nucifera.





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"Sacred lotus" Quotes from Famous Books



... from the petioles and the peduncles of the flowers. The rootstock contains a large quantity of starch which has been utilized for food in the periods of famine which have desolated India and Egypt. This flower was the Sacred Lotus of the Egyptians and the people of India have dedicated it to Lakshmi, the ...
— The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines • T. H. Pardo de Tavera


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