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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.
A Latin Dictionary. Founded on Andrews' edition of Freund's Latin dictionary. revised, enlarged, and in great part rewritten by. Charlton T. Lewis, Ph.D. and. Charles Short, LL.D. Oxford. Clarendon Press. 1879.

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  • Cross-references in general dictionaries from this page (4):
    • Vergil, Georgics, 2.84
    • Pliny the Elder, Naturalis Historia, 24.6
    • Ovid, Ex Ponto, 4.10
    • Ovid, Fasti, 4
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