Bhisa (nt.) [cp. Vedic bisa, with bh for b: see Geiger, P.Gr. § 40 1a] the sprout (fr. the root) of a lotus, the lotus fibres, lotus plant S i.204; ii.268; J i.100;iv.308.

 -- puppha the lotus flower Sn 2 (=paduma -- puppha SnA 16). -- muḷāla fibres & stalk of the lotus J v.39; Vism 361.