white lotus vs white lily

white lotus and white lily both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
white lotus	Yes	No	No	No
white lily	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, white lotus and white lily are synonyms defined as:

white lotus and white lily: white Egyptian lotus: water lily of Egypt to southeastern Africa; held sacred by the Egyptians

Other synonyms of white lotus include Egyptian water lily, lotus, Nymphaea lotus.

white lotus (noun)	white lily (noun)
white Egyptian lotus: water lily of Egypt to southeastern Africa; held sacred by the Egyptians	lily of eastern Mediterranean and the Balkans with broad funnel-shaped white flowers
	white Egyptian lotus: water lily of Egypt to southeastern Africa; held sacred by the Egyptians