(noun) native to eastern Asia; widely cultivated for its large pink or white flowers
(noun) white Egyptian lotus: water lily of Egypt to southeastern Africa; held sacred by the Egyptians
Definitions for Asia
(noun) the largest continent with 60% of the earth 's population; it is joined to Europe on the west to form Eurasia; it is the site of some of the world's earliest civilizations
(noun) the nations of the Asian continent collectively