zizyphus lotus
1Zizyphus Lotus — Lotus Lo tus (l[=o] t[u^]s), n. [L. lotus, Gr. lwto s. Cf. {Lote}.] 1. (Bot.) (a) A name of several kinds of water lilies; as {Nelumbium speciosum}, used in religious ceremonies, anciently in Egypt, and to this day in Asia; {Nelumbium luteum},… …
2Zizyphus Lotus — Jujube Ju jube (j[=u] j[ u]b), n. [F., fr. L. zizyphum, Gr. zi zyfon, Per. z[=i]zf[=u]n, zizaf[=u]n, zayzaf[=u]n.] 1. The sweet and edible drupes (fruits) of several Mediterranean and African species of small trees, of the genus {Zizyphus},… …
3Lotus — Lo tus (l[=o] t[u^]s), n. [L. lotus, Gr. lwto s. Cf. {Lote}.] 1. (Bot.) (a) A name of several kinds of water lilies; as {Nelumbium speciosum}, used in religious ceremonies, anciently in Egypt, and to this day in Asia; {Nelumbium luteum}, the… …
4Zizyphus jujuba — Jujube Ju jube (j[=u] j[ u]b), n. [F., fr. L. zizyphum, Gr. zi zyfon, Per. z[=i]zf[=u]n, zizaf[=u]n, zayzaf[=u]n.] 1. The sweet and edible drupes (fruits) of several Mediterranean and African species of small trees, of the genus {Zizyphus},… …
5Zizyphus mucronata — Jujube Ju jube (j[=u] j[ u]b), n. [F., fr. L. zizyphum, Gr. zi zyfon, Per. z[=i]zf[=u]n, zizaf[=u]n, zayzaf[=u]n.] 1. The sweet and edible drupes (fruits) of several Mediterranean and African species of small trees, of the genus {Zizyphus},… …
6Zizyphus vulgaris — Jujube Ju jube (j[=u] j[ u]b), n. [F., fr. L. zizyphum, Gr. zi zyfon, Per. z[=i]zf[=u]n, zizaf[=u]n, zayzaf[=u]n.] 1. The sweet and edible drupes (fruits) of several Mediterranean and African species of small trees, of the genus {Zizyphus},… …
7lotus — noun Etymology: Latin & Greek; Latin lotus, from Greek lōtos Date: circa 1541 1. (also lotos) a fruit eaten by the lotus eaters and considered to cause indolence and dreamy contentment; also a tree (as Zizyphus lotus of the buckthorn family)… …
8Zizyphus — (Z. Willd., Judendorn), Pflanzengattung aus der Familie der Rhamneae Franguleae, 5. Kl. 1. Ordn. L., mit flachem, fünfspaltigem, abfälligem, rundherum abspringendem Kelche, mit bleibender, der Frucht anhängender Basis; Blumenblätter u.… …
9Lotus — Lotus, 1) (Lotos), bei Homer ein Futterkraut für Pferde, vielleicht Trifolium melilotus Lin., es wuchs bei Sparta u. Troja wild; 2) ein stacheliger, nicht sehr hoher Baum in Afrika (Rhamnus lotus L., Zizyphus l. Wilden.), bes. um die Syrten, er… …
10Lotus-Judendorn — Lotus Judendorn, s. Lotos, Zizyphus …
