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<div dir="ltr">My surname ends with an s, so I know how hard on the ears it is to hear people try to invent complex unpronounceable sounds when the singular, plural and possessive all sound the same.</div>
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Alas, grammar nerds, Bob appears to be correct------</div>
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<div>Lorus has Greek roots, so the correct term would be 'Lotuses' in that case. You're Welcome!
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What I really want to know is: What is the plural of Lotus? Loti? Lotuses?</div>
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