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BLUE LOTUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does blue lotus mean?
• BLUE LOTUS (noun)
The noun BLUE LOTUS has 2 senses:
1. blue lotus of India and southeastern Asia
2. blue Egyptian lotus: held sacred by the Egyptians
Familiarity information: BLUE LOTUS used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Blue lotus of India and southeastern Asia
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
blue lotus; Nymphaea stellata
Hypernyms ("blue lotus" is a kind of...):
water lily (an aquatic plant of the family Nymphaeaceae)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Blue Egyptian lotus: held sacred by the Egyptians
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
blue lotus; Nymphaea caerulea
Hypernyms ("blue lotus" is a kind of...):
water lily (an aquatic plant of the family Nymphaeaceae)
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