palas

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

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

Etymology

From Hindi पलाश (palāś), from Sanskrit.

In classic literature

Synonyms

dhak, dak, Butea frondosa, Butea monosperma

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