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 | | Lotus is also the name of a genus in the pea family, Leguminosae, which contains such plants as the bird's-foot trefoil, Lotus corniculatus. |
 | | Nymphaea lotus, the Egyptian white lotus, is believed to be the original sacred lotus of ancient Egypt. |
 | | The white lotus is a shallow-water, night-blooming plant with a creeping rootstock (rhizome) that sends up long-stalked, nearly circular, dark green leathery leaves, which float on the surface. |
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