|
|
Definition of Palas
1. Noun. East Indian tree bearing a profusion of intense vermilion velvet-textured blooms and yielding a yellow dye.
Group relationships: Butea, Genus Butea
Generic synonyms: Tree
Definition of Palas
1. Noun. (plural of pala) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Palas
1. the dhak tree [n -ES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Palas
Literary usage of Palas
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Cyclopædia of India and of Eastern and Southern Asia: Commercial by Edward Balfour (1885)
"Its gum, of a deep red colour, is known in commerce as the Butea kino and Indian
kino, the palas gond or Dbak ka gond. BUTEA SUPERBA. Roxb. iii. 267. BUTA. ..."
2. A Descriptive Dictionary of British Malaya by Nicholas Belfield Dennys (1894)
"Sungei palas.—A small S. affluent of the E. Endau, N. Johore. Sungei Palawan.—Petty
E. affluent of the Batang Padang E., S. Perak. Sungei Palin. ..."
3. Religious Thought and Life in India: An Account of the Religions of the by Monier Monier-Williams (1885)
"... and 27 palas of the era styled the Sana had passed away. First, the measure
of the day of birth is 26 damlas, 35 palas, ..."
Other Resources:
