Lotus
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Plants
- Lotus (plant), various botanical taxa commonly known as lotus
- Lotus (genus), a genus of terrestrial plants in the family Fabaceae
- Lotus flower, a symbolically important aquatic Asian plant also known as Indian or sacred lotus
- Lotus tree, a plant in Greek and Roman mythology
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Places
- Lotus, California, an unincorporated community in El Dorado County, California, United States
- Lotus, Indiana, an unincorporated community in Union County, Indiana, United States
- Lotus, Florida, a former village in Brevard County, Florida, United States
- Lotus, Kentucky, an unincorporated community in Bullitt County, Kentucky, United States
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Brands
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- Lotus Cars, a British motor vehicle manufacturer
- Lotus F1 Team, a British Formula One team that started competing in the 2012 season
- Team Lotus, a British Formula One racing team that competed between 1954 and 1994
- Pacific Team Lotus, the successor team that resulted from a merger with Pacific and competed in Formula One in 1995
- Lotus GP, a French GP2 and GP3 racing team sponsored by Lotus Cars
- Team Lotus (2010–11), a Malaysian Formula One racing team that began racing in 2010 as Lotus Racing and became the Caterham F1 Team at the end of the 2011 season
- Lotus, a brand of watches, part of the Festina Group
- Lotus Foods, an organic rice company
- Lotus Bakeries, a Belgian bakery founded in 1932
- Lotus Software, a personal computer software company, best known for:
- Lotus Notes, collaborative software, personal information manager and e-mail client now known as IBM Notes
- Lotus 1-2-3 spreadsheet application
- Lotus Supercenter, an Asian supermarket chain owned by the Charoen Pokphand Group
- Tesco Lotus, a hypermarket chain in Thailand, formerly owned by Lotus Supercenter
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Religion
- Sacred lotus in religious art
- Lotus, one of the Ashtamangala (Eight Auspicious Symbols)
- Lotus Sutra, an influential Mahayana sutra
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Media and entertainment
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Music
- Lotus (guitar), an instrument manufacturer
- Lotus (American band), a 2000s instrumental rock band
- Lotus (Hong Kong band), a 1960s pop band
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Albums
- Lotus (Christina Aguilera album) (2012), by Christina Aguilera
- Lotus (Elisa album) (2003), by Elisa
- Lotus (Santana album) (1974), by Santana
- Lotus (2009), by Haywyre
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Songs
- "Lotus" (Arashi song), by Arashi
- "Lotus" (Dir En Grey song), a song by Dir En Grey
- "Lotus" (R.E.M. song), by R.E.M.
- "Lotus", a song from Cage The Elephant's debut album
- ”Lotus”, a song by Lil Uzi Vert on the album Lil Uzi Vert vs. the World 2
- "Lotus", a song by Minus the Bear on Planet of Ice
- "Lotus", a song by Susumu Hirasawa on the 1995 album Sim City
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Other media
- Lotus (series), a videogame series based on Lotus cars
- Lotus (board game), a strategy game
- Lotus, the codename of a character in the 2009 video game Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors
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Vessels
- Lotus (motor vessel), a houseboat yacht
- S.S. Lotus, a French steamship involved in the Lotus case criminal trial
- S.S.S. Lotus, an American sailing vessel
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Other uses
- Law of the unconscious statistician (LOTUS), a statistics theorem used to calculate the expected value of a function
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See also
- Lotus-eaters, a Greek mythological people
- Lotus position, a posture used in yoga, meditation & Zen Buddhism
- Lotus Temple, Baha'i House of Worship in Delhi, India
- The Blue Lotus, a Tintin book by Hergé
- The White Lotus, an HBO satire comedy miniseries
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