snow lotus

noun

Any of various plants in the genus Saussurea that grow at high latitudes in central Asia.

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Meanings

nounsnow lotus (plural snow lotuses)

plural snow lotuses

  1. Any of various plants in the genus Saussurea that grow at high latitudes in central Asia.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
saussurea

Origin

Calque from a southern Asian language.

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APA

snow lotus. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/snow%20lotus

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“snow lotus.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/snow%20lotus. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “snow lotus,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/snow%20lotus.

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