Egyptian lotus

noun

1. either of two Egyptian water lilies of the genus Nymphaea, as N. caerulea blue lotus, having light blue flowers, or N. lotus white lotus, having white flowers.
2. Indian lotus.

Example Sentences

Colors of flowers, laws governing colors and combinations, 44, 45;natural exception to; three primary colors in the hyacinth, Egyptian lotus; sky reflections destroying color, 45.

From Project Gutenberg

Nymph�a, nim-fē′a, n. a genus of water-plants, with beautiful fragrant flowers, including the water-lily, Egyptian lotus, &c.

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“Duncan Phyfe: Master Cabinetmaker in New York,” which opens on Tuesday at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, shows how he experimented with Biedermeier and Rococo curves, Egyptian lotus patterns and Gothic trefoils and pointed arches.

From New York Times

Imagine five lakelets covered by Egyptian lotus, and the different varieties of water-lilies.

From Project Gutenberg

Also here is a floaty metallic number worn by Grace Wilson Vanderbilt, late Gilded Age couture embroidered with Egyptian lotus leaves.

From New York Times