lotus

Other forms of lotus

plural

lotuses·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about lotus

What does lotus mean?

lotus means "native to eastern Asia; widely cultivated for its large pink or white flowers". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in lotus?

lotus has 2 syllables: lo-tus. The stress falls on "lo". In IPA it is /ˈloʊtəs/.

What is another word for lotus?

Close synonyms include Indian lotus, sacred lotus, Nelumbo nucifera, genus Lotus, white lotus. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is lotus a common word?

lotus is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.