# Lotus > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Lotus > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Lotus.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lotus > Source revision: 1351316608 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{wiktionary|lotus|Lotus}} '''Lotus''' or '''LOTUS''' may refer to: {{TOC right}} ==Botany== * [List of plants known as lotus](/source/List_of_plants_known_as_lotus), a list of various botanical taxa commonly known as lotus, particularly: **''[Nelumbonaceae](/source/Nelumbonaceae)'', a single-genus family of aquatic flowering plants, consisting of just two species; the [American lotus](/source/Nelumbo_lutea) and the better known [sacred lotus](/source/Nelumbo_nucifera), or the Indian lotus, a symbolically important Asian plant **[''Lotus'' (genus)](/source/Lotus_(genus)), a genus of terrestrial plants in the family Fabaceae * [Lotus tree](/source/Lotus_tree), a plant in Greek and Roman mythology ==Religion== *[Sacred lotus in religious art](/source/Sacred_lotus_in_religious_art) *[Lotus throne](/source/Lotus_throne) base for figures in Asian religious art *[Lotus Sutra](/source/Lotus_Sutra), an influential Mahayana sutra *[Lotus position](/source/Lotus_position), a posture used in yoga, meditation & Zen Buddhism *[Lotus Temple](/source/Lotus_Temple), Baha'i House of Worship in Delhi, India * Lotus, one of the [Ashtamangala](/source/Ashtamangala) (Eight Auspicious Symbols) ==Places== *[Lotus, California](/source/Lotus%2C_California), an unincorporated community in El Dorado County, California, United States *[Lotus, Indiana](/source/Lotus%2C_Indiana), an unincorporated community in Union County, Indiana, United States *[Lotus, Florida](/source/Lotus%2C_Florida), a former village in Brevard County, Florida, United States *[Lotus, Kentucky](/source/Lotus%2C_Kentucky), an unincorporated community in Bullitt County, Kentucky, United States ==Businesses and organizations== *[Lotus (guitar)](/source/Lotus_(guitar)), an instrument manufacturer *[''Lotus'' (magazine)](/source/Lotus_(magazine)), a trilingual political and cultural magazine *[Lotus Bakeries](/source/Lotus_Bakeries), a Belgian bakery founded in 1932 *[Lotus Cars](/source/Lotus_Cars), a British motor vehicle manufacturer **[Lotus F1 Team](/source/Lotus_F1), a British Formula One team that competed between 2012 and 2015 **[Team Lotus](/source/Team_Lotus), a British Formula One racing team that competed between 1954 and 1994 **[Pacific Team Lotus](/source/Pacific_Racing), the successor team that resulted from a merger with Pacific and competed in Formula One in 1995 **[Lotus GP](/source/ART_Grand_Prix), a French GP2 and GP3 racing team sponsored by Lotus Cars *[Lotus Foods](/source/Lotus_Foods), an organic rice company *[Lotus Development](/source/Lotus_Development), a personal computer software company, best known for: ** [Lotus Notes](/source/Lotus_Notes), collaborative software, personal information manager and e-mail client now known as IBM Notes ** [Lotus 1-2-3](/source/Lotus_1-2-3) spreadsheet application *[Lotus's](/source/Lotus's), formerly Lotus Supercenter and Tesco Lotus, a hypermarket chain in Thailand and Malaysia operated by Charoen Pokphand Group *[Lotus TV Macau](/source/Lotus_TV_Macau), a television channel in Macau *Lotus, a brand of watches, part of the [Festina Group](/source/Festina) *[Team Lotus (2010–11)](/source/Team_Lotus_(2010%E2%80%932011)), 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 ==Arts, media and entertainment== ===Music=== ====Artists==== *[Lotus (Australian band)](/source/Lotus_(Australian_band)), a 1970s rock, pop band *[Lotus (American band)](/source/Lotus_(American_band)), an instrumental rock band *[Lotus (Hong Kong band)](/source/Lotus_(Hong_Kong_band)), a 1960s pop band ====Albums==== *[''Lotus'' (Christina Aguilera album)](/source/Lotus_(Christina_Aguilera_album)) (2012), by Christina Aguilera *[''Lotus'' (Elisa album)](/source/Lotus_(Elisa_album)) (2003), by Elisa *[''Lotus'' (Little Simz album)](/source/Lotus_(Little_Simz_album)) (2025), by Little Simz *[''Lotus'' (Santana album)](/source/Lotus_(Santana_album)) (1974), by Santana *''Lotus'' (2009), by [Haywyre](/source/Haywyre) *[''Lotus'' (Soen album)](/source/Lotus_(Soen_album)) (2019), by Soen *''Lotus'' (2022), by [Pind](/source/Pind_(rapper)) *[''Lotus'' (Within Destruction album)](/source/Lotus_(Within_Destruction_album)) (2022), by Within Destruction ====Songs==== *["Lotus" (Arashi song)](/source/Lotus_(Arashi_song)), by Arashi *["Lotus" (Dir En Grey song)](/source/Lotus_(Dir_En_Grey_song)), a song by Dir En Grey *["Lotus" (R.E.M. song)](/source/Lotus_(R.E.M._song)), by R.E.M. *"Lotus", a song from [''Cage The Elephant'''s debut album](/source/Cage_the_Elephant_(album)) *”Lotus”, a song by Lil Uzi Vert on the album ''[Lil Uzi Vert vs. the World 2](/source/Lil_Uzi_Vert_vs._the_World_2) '' *"Lotus", a song by Minus the Bear on ''[Planet of Ice](/source/Planet_of_Ice)'' *"Lotus", a song by Susumu Hirasawa on the 1995 album ''[Sim City](/source/Sim_City_(album))'' ===Other media=== *[Lotus (board game)](/source/Lotus_(board_game)), a strategy game *[''Lotus'' (video game series)](/source/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](/source/Nine_Hours%2C_Nine_Persons%2C_Nine_Doors)'' *Leticia "Lotus" Madrigal, a character from the Philippine drama series ''[Abot-Kamay na Pangarap](/source/Abot-Kamay_na_Pangarap)'' ==Vessels== *[''Lotus'' (1826 ship)](/source/Lotus_(1826_ship)), English ship *[''Lotus'' (motor vessel)](/source/Lotus_(motor_vessel)), a houseboat yacht *[S.S. ''Lotus''](/source/S.S._Lotus), a French steamship involved in the ''Lotus case'' criminal trial *[S.S.S. ''Lotus''](/source/S.S.S._Lotus), an American sailing vessel == People == *[Lotus (given name)](/source/Lotus_(given_name)) *Lotus Blossom (born 2007) Japanese-American actress and daughter of [Ernie Reyes Jr.](/source/Ernie_Reyes_Jr.) *[Lotus de Païni](/source/Lotus_de_Pa%C3%AFni) (1862–1953) Italian-born painter, writer, sculptor, and occultist *[Lotus Long](/source/Lotus_Long) (1909–1990), Asian-American actress ==Other uses== *[Law of the unconscious statistician](/source/Law_of_the_unconscious_statistician), a statistics theorem used to calculate the expected value of a function *[Lateral olfactory tract usher substance](/source/Lateral_olfactory_tract_usher_substance), a protein in nerve cells promoting axon growth *[Operation Lotus (disambiguation)](/source/Operation_Lotus_(disambiguation)), multiple meanings ==See also== {{canned search|lotus|lotuses|lotii|loti}} *{{lookfrom|Lotus}} *{{intitle|Lotus}} * [Lotus Blossom (disambiguation)](/source/Lotus_Blossom_(disambiguation)) * [Lotus Flower (disambiguation)](/source/Lotus_Flower_(disambiguation)) * [Blue lotus (disambiguation)](/source/Blue_lotus_(disambiguation)) * [White Lotus (disambiguation)](/source/White_Lotus_(disambiguation)) * [Lotos (disambiguation)](/source/Lotos_(disambiguation)) {{disambiguation|geo|plants}} --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Lotus](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lotus) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lotus?action=history)). 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