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'''Lotus''' or '''LOTUS''' may refer to:
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==Plants==
* [[List of plants known as lotus]], a list of various botanical taxa commonly known as lotus, particularly:
**''[[Nelumbo nucifera]]'', the lotus flower, a symbolically important aquatic Asian plant also known as Indian or sacred lotus
**[[Lotus (genus)|''Lotus'' (genus)]], a genus of terrestrial plants in the family Fabaceae
* [[Lotus tree]], a plant in Greek and Roman mythology

==Places==
*[[Lotus, California]], an unincorporated community in El Dorado County, California, United States
*[[Lotus, Indiana]], an unincorporated community in Union County, Indiana, United States
*[[Lotus, Florida]], a former village in Brevard County, Florida, United States
*[[Lotus, Kentucky]], an unincorporated community in Bullitt County, Kentucky, United States

==Brands==
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=== Cars and car racing ===
*[[Lotus Cars]], a British motor vehicle manufacturer
**[[Lotus F1|Lotus F1 Team]], a British Formula One team that started competing in the 2012 season
**[[Team Lotus]], a British Formula One racing team that competed between 1954 and 1994
**[[Pacific Racing|Pacific Team Lotus]], the successor team that resulted from a merger with Pacific and competed in Formula One in 1995
**[[ART Grand Prix|Lotus GP]], a French GP2 and GP3 racing team sponsored by Lotus Cars
*[[Team Lotus (2010–11)]], a Malaysian Formula One racing team that began racing in 2010 as Lotus Racing and became the Caterham F1 Team at the end of the 2011 season

=== Other brands ===
*[[Lotus (guitar)]], an instrument manufacturer
*Lotus, a brand of watches, part of the [[Festina|Festina Group]]
*[[Lotus Foods]], an organic rice company
*[[Lotus Bakeries]], a Belgian bakery founded in 1932
*[[Lotus Software]], a personal computer software company, best known for:
** [[Lotus Notes]], collaborative software, personal information manager and e-mail client now known as IBM Notes
** [[Lotus 1-2-3]] spreadsheet application
*[[Lotus's]], formerly Lotus Supercenter and Tesco Lotus, a hypermarket chain in Thailand and Malaysia operated by Charoen Pokphand Group
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==Religion==
*[[Sacred lotus in religious art]]
*[[Lotus throne]] base for figures in Asian religious art
* Lotus, one of the [[Ashtamangala#Lotus|Ashtamangala]] (Eight Auspicious Symbols)
*[[Lotus Sutra]], an influential Mahayana sutra

==Media and entertainment==
===Music===
====Artists====
*[[Lotus (Australian band)]], a 1970s rock, pop band
*[[Lotus (American band)]], an instrumental rock band
*[[Lotus (Hong Kong band)]], a 1960s pop band
====Albums====
*[[Lotus (Christina Aguilera album)|''Lotus'' (Christina Aguilera album)]] (2012), by Christina Aguilera
*[[Lotus (Elisa album)|''Lotus'' (Elisa album)]] (2003), by Elisa
*[[Lotus (Little Simz album)|''Lotus'' (Little Simz album)]] (2025), by Little Simz
*[[Lotus (Santana album)|''Lotus'' (Santana album)]] (1974), by Santana
*''Lotus'' (2009), by [[Haywyre]]
*[[Lotus (Soen album)|''Lotus'' (Soen album)]] (2019), by Soen

====Songs====
*[[Lotus (Arashi song)|"Lotus" (Arashi song)]], by Arashi
*[[Lotus (Dir En Grey song)|"Lotus" (Dir En Grey song)]], a song by Dir En Grey
*[[Lotus (R.E.M. song)|"Lotus" (R.E.M. song)]], by R.E.M.
*"Lotus", a song from [[Cage the Elephant (album)|''Cage The Elephant'''s debut album]]
*”Lotus”, a song by Lil Uzi Vert on the album ''[[Lil Uzi Vert vs. the World 2]] ''
*"Lotus", a song by Minus the Bear on ''[[Planet of Ice]]''
*"Lotus", a song by Susumu Hirasawa on the 1995 album ''[[Sim City (album)|Sim City]]''

===Other media===
*[[Lotus (board game)]], a strategy game
*[[Lotus (magazine)|''Lotus'' (magazine)]], a trilingual political and cultural magazine
*[[Lotus (video game series)|''Lotus'' (video game series)]], a videogame series based on Lotus cars
*Lotus, the codename of a character in the 2009 video game ''[[Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors]]''
*[[Lotus TV Macau]], a television channel in Macau

==Vessels==
*[[Lotus (1826 ship)|''Lotus'' (1826 ship)]], English ship
*[[Lotus (motor vessel)|''Lotus'' (motor vessel)]], a houseboat yacht
*[[S.S. Lotus|S.S. ''Lotus'']], a French steamship involved in the ''Lotus case'' criminal trial
*[[S.S.S. Lotus|S.S.S. ''Lotus'']], an American sailing vessel

== People ==
*[[Lotus (given name)]]
*Lotus Blossom (born 2007) Japanese-American actress and daughter of [[Ernie Reyes Jr.]]
*[[Lotus de Païni]] (1862–1953) Italian-born painter, writer, sculptor, and occultist
*[[Lotus Long]] (1909–1990), Asian-American actress

==Other uses==
*[[Law of the unconscious statistician]], a statistics theorem used to calculate the expected value of a function
*[[Lateral olfactory tract usher substance]], a protein in nerve cells promoting axon growth
*Leticia "Lotus" Madrigal, a character from the Philippine drama series ''[[Abot-Kamay na Pangarap]]''
*[[Operation Lotus (disambiguation)]], multiple meanings

==See also==
*{{intitle|Lotus}}
*[[Lotus position]], a posture used in yoga, meditation & Zen Buddhism
*[[Lotus Temple]], Baha'i House of Worship in Delhi, India
* [[Lotos (disambiguation)]]

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