Meaning & use
lotus tree
In Greek mythology, a tree or shrub whose fruit brought dreamy forgetfulness to whoever ate it.
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In Homer's Odyssey, the sailors who ate the fruit of the lotus tree forgot their home entirely.
Historians have suggested that the legendary lotus tree was based on a real Mediterranean plant.
A note on using this word
The lotus tree is best known from the Lotus-eaters episode in Homer's Odyssey, where its fruit made sailors lose all desire to return home.
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