lotophagi

plural noun

lo·​toph·​a·​gi

ləˈtäfəˌjī,

lōˈ-

sometimes capitalized

: lotus-eaters

Word History

Etymology

Latin, legendary people who ate the lotus and encouraged travelers who visited them to do the same, from Greek Lōtophagoi, from lōtos lotus + -phagoi (plural of -phagos -phagous)

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