lotos

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

lōtos: and lōtus, i, f. (m., Mart. 8, 51, 14), = λωτός.
I The name of several plants.
   A The Egyptian water-lily, Plin. 13, 17, 32, § 104.—
   B A tree on the northern coast of Africa, the food of the Lotophagi, the lotustree, edible nettle-tree, contrasted with the former of the same name, Plin. 13, 17, 32, § 101 sqq.; Verg. G. 2, 84; id. Cul. 123.—
   C A tree of Italy, the Italian persimmon, Plin. 16, 30, 53, § 121; 16, 44, 85, § 235 sq.—
   D The date-plum (faba Graeca), Plin. 24, 2, 2, § 6.—
II Transf.
   A The fruit of the lotus, Prop. 3, 12, 27; Ov. P. 4, 10, 18; Sil. 3, 311.—
   B A flute (because made of lotus-wood): horrendo lotos adunca sono, Ov. F. 4, 190; Sil. 11, 432.