Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Lote \Lote\, n. [L. lotus, Gr. ?. Cf. {Lotus}.] (Bot.)
   A large tree ({Celtis australis}), found in the south of
   Europe. It has a hard wood, and bears a cherrylike fruit.
   Called also {nettle tree}. --Eng. Cyc.

Lote \Lote\, n. [F. lotte.] (Zo["o]l.)
   The European burbot.

Lote \Lote\, v. i. [AS. lutian.]
   To lurk; to lie hid. [Obs.] --Chaucer.