Palas

name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A tree of eastern India and Burma, Butea monosperma.

    "The Dhak or Palas is a familiar wild tree and is common throughout the greater part of India except in drier parts."

  2. 2
    East Indian tree bearing a profusion of intense vermilion velvet-textured blooms and yielding a yellow dye wordnet
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    plural of Pala form-of, plural

Synonyms

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dhakdhakbutea frondosabutea monospermadakflame of the forest

Example

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"The Dhak or Palas is a familiar wild tree and is common throughout the greater part of India except in drier parts."

Etymology

From Hindi पलाश (palāś), from Sanskrit.

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butea monosperma

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