Lotos vs Lotus - What's the difference?
lotos | lotus |
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.