Lotus

From Ancient Greek λωτός (lōtós), a name of multiple plants, of unknown origin.

Lotus m

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Fabaceae – species principally among those called trefoils, especially bird's-foot trefoils, and also deervetches and deerweeds.

• This genus is being revised, with the numerous New World species being reassigned to new genera, including Acmispon and Hosackia.

• (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

• (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

• Lotus americanus (native birdsfoot trefoil, prairie bird's-foot trefoil, prairie trefoil) (syn. of Acmispon americanus)
• Podolotus
• Pseudolotus

• 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

Lotus

1. A British manufacturer of cars.
2. A few places in the United States:
   1. An unincorporated community in El Dorado County, California. Former names: Marshall and Uniontown.
   2. An unincorporated community and former village on Merritt Island, Brevard County, Florida.
   3. An unincorporated community in Union County, Indiana.
   4. An unincorporated community in Bullitt County, Kentucky.

• Lotus Cars on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Category:Lotus vehicles on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Lotus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

• louts, tolus

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Lotus m (strong, genitive Lotus, plural Lotus)

1. alternative form of Lotos