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'''Lotus''' or '''LOTUS''' may refer to: {{TOC right}}
==Botany== * List of plants known as lotus, a list of various botanical taxa commonly known as lotus, particularly: **''Nelumbonaceae'', a single-genus family of aquatic flowering plants, consisting of just two species; the American lotus and the better known sacred lotus, or the Indian lotus, a symbolically important Asian plant **''Lotus'' (genus), a genus of terrestrial plants in the family Fabaceae * Lotus tree, a plant in Greek and Roman mythology
==Religion== *Sacred lotus in religious art *Lotus throne base for figures in Asian religious art *Lotus Sutra, an influential Mahayana sutra *Lotus position, a posture used in yoga, meditation & Zen Buddhism *Lotus Temple, Baha'i House of Worship in Delhi, India * Lotus, one of the Ashtamangala (Eight Auspicious Symbols)
==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
==Businesses and organizations== <!--Don't put things here that aren't brands!--> *Lotus (guitar), an instrument manufacturer *''Lotus'' (magazine), a trilingual political and cultural magazine *Lotus Bakeries, a Belgian bakery founded in 1932 *Lotus Cars, a British motor vehicle manufacturer **Lotus F1 Team, a British Formula One team that competed between 2012 and 2015 **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 *Lotus Foods, an organic rice company *Lotus Development, 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's, formerly Lotus Supercenter and Tesco Lotus, a hypermarket chain in Thailand and Malaysia operated by Charoen Pokphand Group *Lotus TV Macau, a television channel in Macau *Lotus, a brand of watches, part of the Festina Group *Team Lotus (2010–11), a Malaysian Formula One racing team that began racing in 2010 as Lotus Racing and became Caterham F1 at the end of the 2011 season <!--Don't put things here that aren't brands!-->
==Arts, media and entertainment== ===Music=== ====Artists==== *Lotus (Australian band), a 1970s rock, pop band *Lotus (American band), an instrumental rock band *Lotus (Hong Kong band), a 1960s pop band ====Albums==== *''Lotus'' (Christina Aguilera album) (2012), by Christina Aguilera *''Lotus'' (Elisa album) (2003), by Elisa *''Lotus'' (Little Simz album) (2025), by Little Simz *''Lotus'' (Santana album) (1974), by Santana *''Lotus'' (2009), by Haywyre *''Lotus'' (Soen album) (2019), by Soen *''Lotus'' (2022), by Pind *''Lotus'' (Within Destruction album) (2022), by Within Destruction ====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''
===Other media=== *Lotus (board game), a strategy game *''Lotus'' (video game series), a videogame series based on Lotus cars *Lotus, the codename of a character in the 2009 video game ''Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors'' *Leticia "Lotus" Madrigal, a character from the Philippine drama series ''Abot-Kamay na Pangarap''
==Vessels== *''Lotus'' (1826 ship), English ship *''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
== People == *Lotus (given name) *Lotus Blossom (born 2007) Japanese-American actress and daughter of Ernie Reyes Jr. *Lotus de Païni (1862–1953) Italian-born painter, writer, sculptor, and occultist *Lotus Long (1909–1990), Asian-American actress
==Other uses== *Law of the unconscious statistician, a statistics theorem used to calculate the expected value of a function *Lateral olfactory tract usher substance, a protein in nerve cells promoting axon growth *Operation Lotus (disambiguation), multiple meanings
==See also== {{canned search|lotus|lotuses|lotii|loti}} *{{lookfrom|Lotus}} *{{intitle|Lotus}} * Lotus Blossom (disambiguation) * Lotus Flower (disambiguation) * Blue lotus (disambiguation) * White Lotus (disambiguation) * Lotos (disambiguation)
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