Locus vs Lotus - What's the difference?
locus | lotus |
A place or locality, especially a centre of activity or the scene of a crime.
(mathematics) The set of all points whose coordinates satisfy a given equation or condition.
(genetics) A fixed position on a chromosome that may be occupied by one or more genes.
A kind of aquatic plant, genus Nelumbo in the family Nelumbonaceae.
A water lily, genus Nymphaea , especially those of Egypt or India.
A legendary plant eaten by the Lotophagi of the Odyssey that caused drowsiness and euphoria.
A number of other plants bearing "lotus" in their scientific or common names (see below).
# Diospyros lotus , date plum or (Caucasian persimmon).
# Lotus , a genus that includes (vern, bird's-foot trefoil)s and (deer vetch)es, a terrestrial genus with small flowers
# , a shrub species with edible fruit
An architectural motif of ancient Egyptian temples.
As nouns the difference between locus and lotus
is that locus is a place or locality, especially a centre of activity or the scene of a crime while lotus is a kind of aquatic plant, genus Nelumbo in the family Nelumbonaceae.locus
English
Noun
(loci)- The cafeteria was the locus of activity.
- A circle is the locus of points from which the distance to the center is a given value, the radius.