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Formula One racing car
The Lotus 79 is a Formula One car designed in late 1977 by Colin Chapman, Geoff Aldridge, Martin Ogilvie, Tony Rudd, Tony Southgate and Peter Wright of
Lotus_79
British multinational manufacturer of sports cars and electric lifestyle vehicles
Lotus Group (also known as Lotus Cars, or simply Lotus) is a British multinational automotive manufacturer of luxury sports cars and electric vehicles
Lotus_Cars
Formula One racing car
would have to be built to be more structurally rigid than that of the Lotus 79. The 80 also would not need wings due to the massive downforce. Chapman
Lotus_80
Formula One racing car
The Lotus 78 was a Formula One racing car used in the 1977 and 1978 seasons. It was designed by Peter Wright, Colin Chapman, Martin Ogilvie and Tony Rudd
Lotus_78
Species of aquatic flowering plant
romanized: Padma, lit. 'Lotus') or Kamala (Sanskrit: कमल, lit. 'Lotus'), sacred lotus, pink lotus, Indian lotus, or simply lotus, is one of two extant species
Nelumbo_nucifera
British motor racing team
Team Lotus was the motorsport sister company of English sports car manufacturer Lotus Cars. The team ran cars in many motorsport categories including Formula
Team_Lotus
American racing driver (born 1940)
Andretti won the Formula One World Drivers' Championship in 1978 with Lotus, and won 12 Grands Prix across 14 seasons. In American open-wheel racing
Mario_Andretti
Aerodynamic principle
races that year, and two in 1978 while they developed the much improved Lotus 79. The most notable contender in 1978 was the Brabham-Alfa Romeo BT46B Fancar
Ground_effect_(cars)
Motor vehicle
The Lotus Elise is a sports car conceived in early 1994 and released in September 1996 by the British manufacturer Lotus Cars. A two-seater roadster with
Lotus_Elise
Formula One racing car
the 1978 Swedish Grand Prix as a counter to the dominant ground effect Lotus 79. The BT46B generated an immense amount of downforce utilizing a fan, claimed
Brabham_BT46
33rd season of FIA Formula One motor racing
The domination of the Lotus 79 meant that all the teams had to build new "ground-effect" cars for the 1979 season. Team Lotus, aiming to stay one step
1979_Formula_One_season
Swedish racing driver (1944–1978)
practice he damaged his Lotus 79 race car beyond immediate repair and bruised his legs in the process. Team Lotus had a spare 79, but it had been built
Ronnie_Peterson
Motor racing teams sponsored by Martini & Rossi
to Team Lotus. In spite of having the 1978 championship winning Lotus 79 and Mario Andretti and Carlos Reutemann as drivers, the Martini Lotus association
Martini_Racing
manufacturer Lotus Cars, currently a subsidiary of Geely, has produced a number of race and production cars since its inception in 1948. Lotus Cars, the
List_of_Lotus_vehicles
List of Formula One drivers who competed as Americans
title to poor reliability. In 1978, he piloted the Lotus 78 and Lotus 79 to six wins and the title. Lotus' performance declined precipitiously the following
Formula One drivers from the United States
Formula_One_drivers_from_the_United_States
British sports car
The Lotus Esprit is a sports car built by Lotus Cars from 1976 to 2004 at their Hethel, England factory. It has a rear mid-engine, rear-wheel-drive layout
Lotus_Esprit
32nd season of FIA Formula One motor racing
Formula One season Drivers' Champion: Mario Andretti Constructors' Champion: Lotus-Ford Previous 1977 Next 1979 Races by country Races by venue The 1978 Formula
1978_Formula_One_season
Motor car race
position by Mario Andretti, driving the new Lotus 79. Teammate Ronnie Peterson was second in the older Lotus 78, with Carlos Reutemann third in a Ferrari
1978_Belgian_Grand_Prix
British racing driver (1947–1993)
scored eight world championship points. Lotus had developed effective ground effect aerodynamics with their Lotus 79 car and McLaren were slow to respond
James_Hunt
Formula One motor racing car
closely based on the Lotus 79, even being developed in the same wind tunnel at Imperial College London. Some observers, among them Lotus aerodynamicist Peter
Williams_FW07
Motor car race
had secured the driver's championship. At Watkins Glen, Andretti put his Lotus 79 on the pole before a record crowd of over 150,000 fans, but Ferrari's Carlos
1978_United_States_Grand_Prix
English design engineer (1928–1982)
industry, and founder of the sports car company Lotus Cars. Chapman founded Lotus in 1952 and initially ran Lotus in his spare time, assisted by a group of
Colin_Chapman
Motor car race
Andretti Lotus-Ford Lotus 79 1:50.68 +2.20 12 7 John Watson McLaren-Ford McLaren M29 1:50.86 +2.38 13 2 Carlos Reutemann Lotus-Ford Lotus 79 1:50.94 +2
1979_German_Grand_Prix
Mid-size luxury crossover SUV
The Lotus Eletre is a battery electric mid-size luxury crossover SUV produced by the British sports car manufacturer Lotus Cars. It was revealed on 29
Lotus_Eletre
British engineer (1946–2025)
late 1970s while working with Team Lotus, during which time the team produced the 1978 championship-winning Lotus 79. After retiring from the sport in
Peter_Wright_(engineer)
Motor car race
who was trying to eclipse Colin Chapman's ground effect invention on the Lotus 79, the skirted car that had swept the front row since its debut at Zolder
1978_Swedish_Grand_Prix
1978–1979 Formula One team
fatigue. He continued the arrangement with Lotus for the 1979 season, this time buying the Championship winning Type 79 chassis. During the year he commissioned
Rebaque
Formula One Grand Prix
who was trying to eclipse Colin Chapman's ground effect invention on the Lotus 79, the car featured a large fan pulling air from under the bottom of the
Swedish_Grand_Prix
Formula One constructor Team Lotus between 1958 and 1994. The second table includes results from privately owned Lotus cars in World Championship Grands
Lotus_Grand_Prix_results
Two automobiles by Lotus
The Lotus Europa name is used on two distinct mid-engine GT cars built by British automobile manufacturer Lotus Cars. The original Europa and its variants
Lotus_Europa
new Lotus 79 made more radical and mature use of the ground effect concept. Many other teams began experimenting with the technology, but Lotus had a
History_of_Formula_One
Argentine racing driver and politician (1942–2021)
beleaguered Lauda for the lead at Clearways. However, the Lotus team was dominant once their new 79 was introduced at Monaco, and Reutemann finished a close
Carlos_Reutemann
Model of sports car by Lotus, 2000–2021
The Lotus Exige /ɛɡˈziːʒ/ is a sports car made by the British company Lotus Cars from 2000 until 2021. Originally a coupé version of the Lotus Elise roadster
Lotus_Exige
British annual motorsport event
timed for their run. In 2000, driver John Dawson-Damer lost control of his Lotus 63, and crashed into the finish line gantry, killing himself, a marshal
Goodwood_Festival_of_Speed
4.63 208 5 Toyota Supra Iceland's Formula Off Road • Tribute to the Lotus 79 Will Young • Peter Wright • Mario Andretti • Clive Chapman 14 July 2019 (2019-07-14)
List of Top Gear (2002 TV series) episodes
List_of_Top_Gear_(2002_TV_series)_episodes
Former Chinese custom
size. Feet altered by foot binding were known as lotus feet and the shoes made for them were known as lotus shoes. In late imperial China, bound feet were
Foot_binding
1975-1980 Formula One racing car by Ferrari
pioneering Lotus 79 ground effect "wing car" took on and beat all comers with ease that season, and Ferrari were left to pick up the pieces of any Lotus failures
Ferrari_312T
Inline-four automobile engine
engine. Type 75 Lotus Elite Type 76 Lotus Eclat Type 79 Series 1 and early Series 2 Lotus Esprit 1972–1976 Jensen-Healey Type 62 Lotus Europa Adcock, Ian
Lotus_907
British motor racing circuit
M26) won at a speed of 130.36 mph (209.79 km/h), with Niki Lauda second for Ferrari from Gunnar Nilsson in a Lotus. Once the most prestigious race of the
Silverstone_Circuit
Downwards lift force created by the aerodynamic characteristics of a vehicle
designed to produce downforce at the front end of the respective race cars. Top to bottom: Ferrari 312T4 (1979), Lotus 79 (1978), McLaren MP4/11 (1996)
Downforce
Racing car model
Tipler, John (2003). Lotus 78 and 79: The Ground Effects Cars. The Crowood Press Ltd. ISBN 978-1-86126-586-9. "Car Model: Lotus 77". ChicaneF1.com. Retrieved
Lotus_77
Popular sutra in Mahāyāna Buddhism
The Lotus Sūtra (Sanskrit: सद्धर्मपुण्डरीक सूत्रम्, IAST: Saddharma Puṇḍarīka Sūtram, lit. 'Sūtra on the White Lotus of the True Dharma'; Japanese: 法華経;
Lotus_Sutra
Festina–Lotus 76 Yuri Manuylov Russia Festina–Lotus 77 Xavier Perez Font Spain Festina–Lotus 78 Eric Van Lancker Belgium Festina–Lotus 79 Steven Rooks
List of teams and cyclists in the 1993 Giro d'Italia
List_of_teams_and_cyclists_in_the_1993_Giro_d'Italia
British racing car manufacturer and Formula One racing team
to the £200,000 Ferrari was offering. 1978 was the year of the dominant Lotus 79 "wing car", which used aerodynamic ground effect to stick to the track
Brabham
Motor vehicle
Lotus Elan is the name of two separate ranges of automobiles produced by Lotus Cars. The first series of cars was produced between 1962 and 1975 as a rear-wheel
Lotus_Elan
List of notable UK deaths in a year
City) and professional wrestler. 7 November – Peter Wright, 79, British engineer (Lotus 79). (death announced on this date) 8 November – Quentin Willson
2025 deaths in the United Kingdom
2025_deaths_in_the_United_Kingdom
Racing car model
drastically wrong for him and for the McLaren team. Lotus introduced their ground breaking Lotus 79 and the M26 was immediately obsolete. Hunt tried too
McLaren_M26
laureate (1962), complications from an infection. Peter Wright, 79, British engineer (Lotus 79). Victor Yakunin, 94, Russian diplomat, ambassador to Pakistan
Deaths_in_November_2025
1979 British motorsport event
Piquet. Jones won the time trial, ahead of Hunt's Wolf WR8 and Andretti's Lotus 79. Other events on 3 June included demonstration laps by former F1 drivers
Gunnar Nilsson Memorial Trophy
Gunnar_Nilsson_Memorial_Trophy
Species of tree
The date-plum (Diospyros lotus), also known by the common names Caucasian persimmon and lilac persimmon, is a widely cultivated species of the genus Diospyros
Date-plum
Motor car race
Regazzoni finished second in a Williams-Ford, with Carlos Reutemann third in a Lotus-Ford. Patrick Depailler set the fastest lap of the race in a Ligier-Ford
1979_Monaco_Grand_Prix
Season of television series
4.63 208 5 Toyota Supra Iceland's Formula Off Road • Tribute to the Lotus 79 Will Young • Peter Wright • Mario Andretti • Clive Chapman 14 July 2019 (2019-07-14)
Top_Gear_series_27
Motor race track near Austin, Texas, U.S.
October 21, with Mario Andretti running the ceremonial first laps in a Lotus 79, the car he drove when he became the last American to win the World Drivers'
Circuit_of_the_Americas
Aluminium-bodied sports racing car
The Lotus Mark IX (1955) was an aluminium-bodied sports racing car manufactured by Lotus Engineering Ltd. About thirty of the Mark IX sports racing cars
Lotus_Mark_IX
Telecommunications tower in Colombo, Sri Lanka and tallest tower in South Asia
The Lotus Tower (Sinhala: නෙළුම් කුළුණ, romanized: Nelum Kuluna; Tamil: தாமரைக் கோபுரம், romanized: Tāmaraik Kōpuram), also known as the Colombo Lotus Tower
Lotus_Tower
Motor car race
effect (Ferrari 312T3) and that the first win by a ground effect car (Lotus 79) happened six months earlier. *Positions in red indicate entries that failed
1978_Canadian_Grand_Prix
Motor car race
Ganassi Racing 79 +1 lap 12 20 59 E. J. Viso KV Racing Technology - Lotus 79 +1 lap 12 21 5 Takuma Sato KV Racing Technology - Lotus 79 +1 lap 13 22 2
2011_Edmonton_Indy
Motor car race
wide at the exit of Hawthorn corner. Andretti moved into the lead in his Lotus 79. On lap 11 Piquet was also forced to pit in, so the leading battle was
1979_Race_of_Champions
Formula One motor race
had a rear brake failure, crashing his Lotus 79/3 at the Della Roggia chicane, reverting to his backup Lotus 78 for the race, which ended up as part
1978_Italian_Grand_Prix
Formula One team
designer Klaus Kapitza from Ford, Kauhsen planned to construct a copy of the Lotus 79, a car that had dominated the 1978 championship due to the use of ground
Kauhsen
Motor car race
and his teammate Ronnie Peterson who qualified 1–2 in the revolutionary Lotus 79. After the Renault celebrity race on Saturday, Stirling Moss introduced
1984_Dallas_Grand_Prix
4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Points WCC 1978 John Player Team Lotus Lotus 78 79 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 G ARG BRA RSA USW MON BEL ESP SWE FRA GBR
Cosworth engine customers' Grand Prix results
Cosworth_engine_customers'_Grand_Prix_results
American racing driver (born 1935)
proving significantly faster than Colin Chapman's ground effect-tunneled Lotus 79, which secured that year's championship. The development of downforce,
Jim_Hall_(racing_driver)
Motor car race
Andretti, driving a Lotus-Ford, with teammate Ronnie Peterson second and Jacques Laffite third in a Ligier-Matra. Once again the new Lotus 79 demonstrated its
1978_Spanish_Grand_Prix
Comic album by Belgian cartoonist Hergé
The Blue Lotus (French: Le Lotus bleu) is the fifth volume of The Adventures of Tintin, the comics series by Belgian cartoonist Hergé. Commissioned by
The_Blue_Lotus
Stylized lotus flower used as the seat or base for a figure in Asian art
The lotus throne, sometimes called lotus platform, is a stylized lotus flower used as the seat or base for a figure in art associated with Indian religions
Lotus_throne
Greek automotive engineer (born 1968)
he became passionate about Formula One during the years of the Lotus 78 and Lotus 79. These Formula One regulations had an heavy emphasis on aerodynamics
Nikolas_Tombazis
Self-cleaning properties
The lotus effect refers to self-cleaning properties that are a result of ultrahydrophobicity as exhibited by the leaves of Nelumbo, the lotus flower.
Lotus_effect
Motor car race
12 19 7 Danica Patrick Andretti Autosport 79 + 6 laps 21 0 12 20 5 Takuma Sato KV Racing Technology – Lotus 79 + 6 laps 19 0 12 21 83 Charlie Kimball (R)
2011_Honda_Indy_Toronto
50th 24 Hours of Le Mans endurance race
by Geoff Aldridge, who had worked on the revolutionary ground-effects Lotus 79 with Colin Chapman. The S1 had a Kevlar and carbonfibre with a 3.3-litre
1982_24_Hours_of_Le_Mans
Mexican racing driver (born 1956)
Formula One Grands Prix. He founded Rebaque in 1978, entering a privateer Lotus 78 before constructing the Rebaque HR100 in collaboration with Penske, which
Héctor_Rebaque
62nd running of the Indianapolis 500
and fly to Zolder for the Belgian Grand Prix which he won driving the Lotus 79 for the first time. Arrangements were being made for another driver to
1978_Indianapolis_500
Formula One activities of Renault
2010 season as Lotus Racing (using a licence from Group Lotus which was later terminated by Group Lotus) rebranded itself as "Team Lotus" for the 2011
Renault_in_Formula_One
2001 video game
Lotus Challenge is a racing game developed by Kuju Entertainment and published in 2001 for PlayStation 2 by Virgin Interactive. Versions followed for
Lotus_Challenge
others. Vintage and Modern". Tamiyaclub. November 3, 2025. 58020 - JPS Lotus 79 (CS) "Wild Willy 2 Club Vol. 1". "HOME". Archived from the original on
List_of_Tamiya_product_lines
Motorsport racing history
winning five races, it was outclassed by the ground effect Lotus 79. Jody Scheckter replacing the Lotus bound Argentinian in 1979, took the title, supported
Grand Prix racing history of Scuderia Ferrari
Grand_Prix_racing_history_of_Scuderia_Ferrari
Automobile yearbook
leads Ronnie Peterson in their Lotus 79 27 1979/1980 Montage of Scheckter in his Ferrari 312T4, Andretti in his Lotus 80 28 1980/1981 Start of the US
Automobile_Year
Motor vehicle
The Lotus Etna is a one-off concept car designed by Giorgetto Giugiaro, who also designed the Lotus Esprit. It premiered at the 1984 British International
Lotus_Etna
Racing car model
The Lotus 38 was the first rear-engined car to win the Indianapolis 500, in 1965, driven by Jim Clark. It was run by Lotus at Indianapolis from 1965 to
Lotus_38
Spreadsheet program
Lotus Improv is a discontinued spreadsheet program from Lotus Development released in 1991 for the NeXTSTEP platform and then for Windows 3.1 in 1993
Lotus_Improv
Spain Festina–Lotus 79 + 2h 19' 39" 35 Luis Pérez García Spain Festina–Lotus 27 + 48' 34" 36 Ramón González Arrieta Spain Festina–Lotus 60 + 1h 58' 04"
List of teams and cyclists in the 1993 Vuelta a España
List_of_teams_and_cyclists_in_the_1993_Vuelta_a_España
Type of engine created by Toyota
Pontiac Vibe Toyota Celica GT Toyota Matrix Toyota MR2 (W30) Toyota Avensis Lotus Elise Toyota Wish Built in Japan at the Shimoyama plant in Miyoshi, Aichi
Toyota_ZZ_engine
Ongoing Formula One season
rendition of Team Enstone used customer Mercedes engines, competing as Lotus. Sergio Pérez and Valtteri Bottas returned to full time seats with Cadillac
2026 Formula One World Championship
2026_Formula_One_World_Championship
Plant species in the pea family
Lotus maculatus, commonly known as fire vine or pico de paloma manchada, is a species of legume endemic to the Canary Islands. Lotus maculatus is a trailing
Lotus_maculatus
Motor vehicle platform
Zeekr 007 Zeekr 007 GT Zeekr 7X Lotus Eletre (2022–present) Lotus Emeya (2024–present) Lotus Eletre Lotus Emeya Lotus Eletre X/ For Me (2026–present)
Sustainable Experience Architecture
Sustainable_Experience_Architecture
Pharmaceutical compound
within the plants Nymphaea caerulea (blue lotus or blue water lilly) and Nelumbo nucifera (sacred lotus or pink lotus). It interacts with various serotonin
Nuciferine
Gekko told her not to play Night Ninja's game, goes to find the 3 items(a Lotus blossom, an ancient monkey figure, and a dragon egg) unaware that those
List_of_PJ_Masks_episodes
Racing driver (1942–1970)
1970. Rindt won the Formula One World Drivers' Championship in 1970 with Lotus, and remains the only driver to have won the World Drivers' Championship
Jochen_Rindt
Major Hindu goddess; goddess of wealth and beauty
garland of lotuses), Padmamukhī (lotus-faced-she whose face is as like as a lotus), Padmākṣī: (lotus-eyed - she whose eyes are as beautiful as a lotus), Padmahasta:
Lakshmi
List of cases featuring Fictional British detective Sexton Blake
The Criminals' Confederation The Union Jack (2nd Series) 1,057 The Golden Lotus Anon. (H. Gregory Hill) The Union Jack (2nd Series) 1,058 The Medium of
Sexton Blake bibliography part 2: 1912–1945
Sexton_Blake_bibliography_part_2:_1912–1945
French Guadeloupean poet, lyricist, and professor (1946–2026)
17 December 1946 – 6 April 2026), known professionally as Lotus Vingadassamy-Engel and Lotus Engel, was a French Guadeloupean poet, lyricist, and professor
Lotus_Vingadassamy-Engel
Japanese Buddhist monk and philosopher and True Buddha (1222–1282)
unique branch of Japanese Mahayana Buddhism based on the Lotus Sutra. Nichiren declared that the Lotus Sutra alone contains the highest truth of Buddhism and
Nichiren
Chinese automotive conglomerate
subsidiaries and joint ventures such as Volvo Cars, Polestar, Proton, Smart, Lotus, and commercial vehicles London EV Company, Radar Auto, and Farizon. It
Geely
Species of plant
nouchali var. caerulea, or simply Nymphaea caerulea, also known as blue lotus or blue water lily among many other names, is a water lily in the genus
Nymphaea nouchali var. caerulea
Nymphaea_nouchali_var._caerulea
1986 studio album by Crimson Glory
re-issued on Roadrunner Records in Europe. In 2006, Greek record label Black Lotus Records announced plans to release a re-mastered and expanded version with
Crimson_Glory_(album)
Sex position in which a woman is on top of another person
outstretched or crossed, with the cross-legged position called the lotus position/lotus flower, and the woman sits between or straddles the man's legs, either
Woman_on_top
French racing driver (born 1946)
Jarier contested 143 Formula One Grands Prix for March, Shadow, ATS, Ligier, Lotus, Tyrrell, and Osella. He achieved three podiums and three pole positions
Jean-Pierre_Jarier
Reciprocating internal combustion engine
cam timing – No development input was requested from Rover). Lotus Elise Lotus Exige Lotus 340R Caterham 7 Caterham 21 Ariel Atom The SAIC Kavachi engine
Rover_K-series_engine
Film adaptations of the Marvel Comics character
though it bears little resemblance to the American comics. Spider-Man: Lotus (2023) depicts a story partially shaped by director Gavin J. Konop's struggles
Spider-Man_in_film
"Substitute" March 5, 1996 (1996-03-05) Mr. Van Driessen sits on his desk in the lotus position. He falls to the floor and is injured. His temporary replacement
List of Beavis and Butt-Head episodes
List_of_Beavis_and_Butt-Head_episodes
LOTUS 79
LOTUS 79
Female
English
English name derived from the flower name, from Latin lotus, from Greek lotos, a name for various kinds of plants before it came to designate the Egyptian "white lotus." The Greek word may ultimately come from Hebrew lowt, LOTUS means "covering, veil."
Surname or Lastname
Polish (LatuÅ›)
Polish (Latuś) : from a derivative of lato ‘summer’ (see Lato).English : unexplained.
Girl/Female
African, Australian, Christian, Danish, Greek
Dreamlike; Lotus Flower
Boy/Male
Tamil
Lotus
Girl/Female
Greek Egyptian
Flower.
Boy/Male
Tamil
Lotus
Girl/Female
Hindu
Lotus stalk, Lotus stem, Lotus
Boy/Male
Tamil
Lotus
Boy/Male
British, Hindu, Indian, Romanian
Related to Lotus
Boy/Male
Greek Latin
The south wind.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : patronymic or metronymic from Lott 1.Possibly an altered spelling of German Lotz.
Girl/Female
Tamil
Mrinalika | மரநாலிகா
Lotus stalk, Lotus stem, Lotus
Mrinalika | மரநாலிகா
Surname or Lastname
English (Yorkshire)
English (Yorkshire) : habitational name from Loftus in Cleveland, Lofthouse in West Yorkshire, or Loftsome in East Yorkshire. All are named from Old Norse lopt ‘loft’, ‘upper storey’ + hús ‘house’, the last being derived from the dative plural form, húsum. Houses built with an upper storey (which was normally used for the storage of produce during the winter) were a considerable rarity among the ordinary people of the Middle Ages.Irish : English surname adopted by certain bearers of the Gaelic surname Ó Lochlainn (see Laughlin) or Ó Lachtnáin (see Lough).
Boy/Male
Tamil
Lotus
Girl/Female
Australian, Chinese, Dutch, Vietnamese
Lotus Flower; Lotus
Boy/Male
Greek
Keen of hearing.
Girl/Female
Tamil
Lotus stalk, Lotus stem, Lotus
Girl/Female
Bengali, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Sindhi, Telugu, Traditional
Lotus Eyes; Lotus Eyed
Girl/Female
Hindu
Lotus stalk, Lotus stem, Lotus
Boy/Male
Tamil
Pankajam | பநà¯à®•à®¾à®œà®®
Lotus
LOTUS 79
LOTUS 79
LOTUS 79
LOTUS 79
LOTUS 79
LOTUS 79
LOTUS 79
pl.
of Locus
n.
Alt. of Lotos-eater
n.
A place; a locality.
pl.
of Locus
n.
The lote, or nettle tree. See Lote.
n.
A plant of the genus Ziziphus (Z. lotus); -- so called by the Arabs of Barbary, who use its berries for food. See Lotus (b).
n.
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 American lotus; and Nymphaea Lotus and N. caerulea, the respectively white-flowered and blue-flowered lotus of modern Egypt, which, with Nelumbium speciosum, are figured on its ancient monuments.
n.
The act or practice of drawing lots; divination by drawing lots.
n.
See Lotus.
n.
The south wind.
n.
The sweet and edible drupes (fruits) of several Mediterranean and African species of small trees, of the genus Zizyphus, especially the Z. jujuba, Z. vulgaris, Z. mucronata, and Z. Lotus. The last named is thought to have furnished the lotus of the ancient Libyan Lotophagi, or lotus eaters.
v. t.
To select by the drawing of lots.
n.
One who ate the fruit or leaf of the lotus, and, as a consequence, gave himself up to indolence and daydreams; one of the Lotophagi.
n.
The line traced by a point which varies its position according to some determinate law; the surface described by a point or line that moves according to a given law.
n. pl.
A people visited by Ulysses in his wanderings. They subsisted on the lotus. See Lotus (b), and Lotus-eater.
n.
An ornament much used in Egyptian architecture, generally asserted to have been suggested by the Egyptian water lily.
n.
A genus (Lotus) of leguminous plants much resembling clover.
n.
The Lotus corniculatus.
n.
The lotus of the lotuseaters, probably a tree found in Northern Africa, Sicily, Portugal, and Spain (Zizyphus Lotus), the fruit of which is mildly sweet. It was fabled by the ancients to make strangers who ate of it forget their native country, or lose all desire to return to it.