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lotus seed

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

a fruit (nut) or seed (kernel) of a plant in the genus Nelumbo, particularly the species Nelumbo nucifera, as used in East Asian cuisine, traditional Chinese medicine and Chinese desserts.

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Translations

19 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Burmese: ကြာစေ့ (krace.) — seed from the plants in the genus Nelumbo
  • Catalan: llavor de lotus — seed from the plants in the genus Nelumbo
  • Chinese Cantonese: 蓮子 /莲子 (lin4 zi2) — seed from the plants in the genus Nelumbo
  • Chinese Mandarin: 蓮子 /莲子 (liánzǐ) — seed from the plants in the genus Nelumbo
  • Chinese Mandarin: 蓮蓬子 /莲蓬子 (liánpengzǐ) — seed from the plants in the genus Nelumbo
  • Danish: lotusfrø — seed from the plants in the genus Nelumbo
  • Dutch: lotuszaad — seed from the plants in the genus Nelumbo
  • Finnish: lootuksensiemen — seed from the plants in the genus Nelumbo
  • French: graine de lotus — seed from the plants in the genus Nelumbo
  • German: Lotossamen — seed from the plants in the genus Nelumbo
  • Japanese: 蓮の実 (hasu no mi) — seed from the plants in the genus Nelumbo
  • Korean: 연밥 (yeonbap) — seed from the plants in the genus Nelumbo
  • Korean: 가방 (gabang) — seed from the plants in the genus Nelumbo
  • Korean: 연실 (yeonsil) — seed from the plants in the genus Nelumbo
  • Korean: 연자 (yeonja) — seed from the plants in the genus Nelumbo
  • Macanese: trate — seed from the plants in the genus Nelumbo
  • Spanish: semilla de loto — seed from the plants in the genus Nelumbo
  • Uyghur: نېلۇپەر ئۇرۇقى (nëluper uruqi) — seed from the plants in the genus Nelumbo
  • Vietnamese: hạt sen — seed from the plants in the genus Nelumbo