The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word LOTUSES
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More clues leading to the result LOTUSES
- Mean types restricting time for flowers
- French article describing initially-censored Trump bloomers
- Cars having many applications
- Water lilies – many round practice
- Flowers share purposes
- Positions Biblical character exploits
- Insect bites first of the small flowers
- They’re planted leaving leads in plot ruses
- Method of choice employs water lilies
- Biblical man partakes of dream-inducing fruits
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The straight part
We know that "Positions" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case positions = lotuses.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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What does LOTUSES mean?
LOTUSES noun- A kind of aquatic plant, genus Nelumbo in the family Nelumbonaceae.
- A water lily, genus Nymphaea, especially those of Egypt or India.
- A legendary plant eaten by the Lotophagi of the Odyssey that caused drowsiness and euphoria.
- A number of other plants bearing lotus in their scientific or common names (see Derived terms below).
- An architectural motif of ancient Egyptian temples.