Shola

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A wild plant of species Aeschynomene aspera, found in Bengal and Assam, having a milky-white, spongy pith used for the manufacture of pith helmets and decorative artifacts. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    A wooded ravine; a thicket. India, historical

    "At daylight […] we left the Sisipara bungalow, and rode for several miles through a valley interspersed with sholas of rhododendron trees."

Example

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"At daylight […] we left the Sisipara bungalow, and rode for several miles through a valley interspersed with sholas of rhododendron trees."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Bengali শোলা (śōla).

Etymology 2

From Tamil [Term?].

Related phrases

pith helmetsola topi

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