Lotus

The term lotus may refer to:

The botanical name of the plant genus Hornklee
The ancient Egyptian lotus, see Lotus ( Ancient Egypt )
Colloquially the plant genus of lotus flowers
The lily - kind Tiger Lotus ( Nymphaea lotus )
IBM subsidiary Lotus Software (formerly Lotus Development Corporation) their groupware Lotus Notes
Their Office programs Lotus Symphony and Lotus SmartSuite

Ships:

Lotus (ship, 1826 ), the British sailing ship, known as Convict Transportation to Tasmania
Lotus (ship, 1898), a French passenger steamer
Lotus (ship, 1909), American passenger ship
Lotus (ship, 1918), American Gaffelschoner
Lotus (ship, 1988), registered in Malta 42809 GRT container ship
Lotus (ship, 2004), registered in Denmark 2956 - GRT tanker
HMS Lotus ( K93 ), British corvette Flower- class during the Second World War
HMS Lotus ( K130 ), British corvette Flower- class during the Second World War

Cars and motor sport:

The English sports car manufacturer Lotus Cars
Various race teams in several motorsport series, see Lotus ( Motorsport)
Founded by Colin Chapman Team Lotus, which was active in Formula 1 from 1958 to 1994
A Malaysian team in Formula 1: 2010 as Lotus Racing in 2011 as Team Lotus and Caterham F1 Team since 2012
Active since 2011 follow-up team of Renault F1, see Lotus F1 Team

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