PALAS

dhak, dak, palas, Butea frondosa, Butea monosperma

(noun) East Indian tree bearing a profusion of intense vermilion velvet-textured blooms and yielding a yellow dye

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

palas

A tree of eastern India and Burma, Butea monosperma.

Synonyms

• dhak

• flame of the forest

Anagrams

• alaps, lapas, palsa, plaas, salpa

Source: Wiktionary



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