Lotus 18668 225677813 2008-07-14T21:23:13Z DaughterofSun 6715754 /* See also */ interwiki {{wiktionary|lotus}} {{tocright}} '''Lotus''' may refer to: *''[[Nelumbo]]'', plant genus of true Lotus flowers *[[Lotus position]], cross-legged sitting posture for meditation ==Horticulture and botany== *[[Lotus (plant)]], plants of various taxa *[[Lotus (genus)]], comprising bird's-foot trefoils and deervetches *''[[Ziziphus lotus]]'', thorny shrub that may have been the "lotus tree" of Greek mythology *[[Lotus effect]], self-cleaning property of ''Nelumbo'' species *''[[Nymphaea lotus]]'', the Egyptian white water-lily or tiger lotus *''[[Nymphaea zenkeri 'Red'|Nymphaea zenkeri]]'', the red tiger lotus *''[[Nelumbo nucifera]]'', blue lotus, Indian lotus, sacred lotus, bean of India, or sacred water-lily *''[[Nelumbo lutea]]'', American lotus *''[[Nymphaea]]'', the water-lily genus superficially similar to and often confused with ''Nelumbo'' lotus *''[[Nymphaea alba]]'', European white water-lily or white lotus *''[[Nymphaea caerulea]]'', Egyptian blue lily or sacred blue lily, also called the blue or sacred lotus *''[[Saussurea laniceps]]'', snow lotus ==Asian culture== *[[Lotus kick]], foot sweep in T'ai Chi Ch'uan *[[Lotus seed]], in Chinese medicine *[[Lotus Sutra]], of the Sublime Dharma *[[Nelumbo nucifera]], the blue lotus, the sacred lotus or the Indian lotus *[[Padma (attribute)]], the sacred lotus * Lotus feet, the practice of [[foot binding]] in pre-modern China * Lotus, one of the [[Ashtamangala#Lotus|Ashtamangala]], or Eight Auspicious Symbols ==Western culture== *[[Lotus (album)]], live album by the band Santana *[[Lotus (board game)]], abstract strategy board game *[[Lotus (band)]], Sixties pop band *[[Lotus (guitar)]], former guitar manufacturer *[[Lotus (song)]], song by R.E.M. *[[The Blue Lotus]]'', comic album part of the 1936 series ''The Adventures of Tintin'' *Lotus, album by Italian singer [[Elisa]] *Lotus, song by [[Minus the Bear]] *Lotus, a [[jam band]] based in [[Philadelphia]] ==Corporate and computing== *[[Lotus Software]], previously Lotus Development Corporation, Cambridge, Massachusetts *[[Lotus 1-2-3]], spreadsheet program *[[Lotus Cars]], British sports and racing car manufacturer *[[Lotus (computer games)]], a videogame series based on Lotus Cars *[[Lotus Notes]], enterprise-level electronic messaging *[[Lotus Sametime]], instant messaging program *[[Team Lotus]], Formula 1 constructor related to Lotus Cars *[[Tesco Lotus]], chain of Thai hypermarket stores *[[IBM Lotus Connections]], social networking program *[[IBM Lotus Quickr]], enterprise-level team collaboration ==Other usage== *[[Lotus, Florida]], area in Brevard County, USA *[[S.S.S. Lotus]], gaff-rigged schooner *[[Lotus case]], a precedent-setting case resulting from a collision between the ''S.S. Lotus'' and the ''S.S. Boz-Kourt'' *[[Lotus tree]] of Greek mythology, into which Lotis was transformed, and which was eaten by the Lotophagi of Homer's ''Odyssey'' ==See also== * [[Black lotus]] {{disambig}} [[cs:Lotus (rozcestník)]] [[da:Lotus]] [[de:Lotus]] [[es:Lotus]] [[fr:Lotus]] [[ko:로터스]] [[it:Lotus]] [[nl:Lotus]] [[ja:ロータス]] [[no:Lotus]] [[pl:Lotus]] [[pt:Lótus]] [[simple:Lotus]] [[fi:Lotus]] [[sv:Lotus]] [[th:โลตัส]] [[tl:Lotus]] [[tr:Lotus]]