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Nelumbo lutea is a species of flowering plant in the family Nelumbonaceae. Common names include American lotus, yellow lotus, water-chinquapin, and volée. It is native to North America. The botanical name Nelumbo lutea Willd. is the currently recognized name for this species, which has been classified under the former names Nelumbium luteum ...
Lotus flower tea. In Korea, lotus flower tea (Korean: 연꽃차, romanized: yeon'kkot-cha) is made from the dried petals of the white lotus. The stamens can be dried and made into a fragrant herbal tea (Chinese: 蓮花 茶; pinyin: liánhuā cha; Cantonese Yale: lìhnfāa chah), or used to impart a scent to tea leaves (particularly in Vietnam).
Nymphaea lotus var. thermalis (DC.) Tuzson floating leaf with scale bar (5 cm) on a white background. This species of water lily has lily pads that float on the water and blossoms that rise above the water. [citation needed] It is a perennial, growing to 45 cm in height.
The lotus flower has a rich, layered meaning that dates back centuries and spans ayurveda to art history. Learn why the lotus flower is such a powerful symbol.
Lotus, a latinization of Greek lōtos (λωτός), [2] is a genus of flowering plants that includes most bird's-foot trefoils (also known as bacon-and-eggs[3]) and deervetches[4] and contains many dozens of species distributed in the eastern hemisphere, including Africa, Europe, western, southern, and eastern Asia, and Australia and New Guinea ...
The lotus symbolizes purity and renunciation. Although the lotus has its roots in the mud at the bottom of a pond, its flower lies immaculate above the water. The Buddhist lotus bloom has 4, 8, 16, 24, 32, 64, 100, or 1,000 petals. The same figures can refer to the body's 'internal lotuses', that is to say, its energy centres . [6] [7]
The official state emblem with the motto Satyameva Jayate was adopted later on 30 December 1947. [4] The national anthem and song were adopted two days before the Constitution of India was adopted on 26 January 1950. [5] After India became a republic following the enactment of the constitution, the national symbols officially came to represent ...
In Greek mythology, the lotus-eaters (Greek: λωτοφάγοι, translit. lōtophágoi) were a race of people living on an island dominated by the lotus tree, a plant whose botanical identity is uncertain. The lotus fruits and flowers were the primary food of the island and were a narcotic, causing the inhabitants to sleep in peaceful apathy.