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lō´tus (צ×לי×, ce'ĕlı̄m; the King James Version shady trees): The trees under which beheÌ„moÌ„th (the “hippopotamsâ€) rests; “He lieth under the lotus-trees,†“The lotus-trees cover him with their shade†(, ). The Arabic equivalent is the doÌ„m tree, Zizyphus lotus, a species of jujube tree (Natural Order Rhamneae); it has many spines and small globular fruit a little bigger than a pea. It is common in the Jordan valley. This plant has nothing to do with the Egyptian lotus. See LILY.