Palas

name, noun

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    plural of Pala form-of, plural
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

Etymology

From Hindi पलाश (palāś), from Sanskrit.

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