dhakn.
/dɑːk/, U.S. /dɑk/, Indian English /ɖhaːk/ An East Indian tree Butea frondosa, family Leguminosæ, growing in the jungles in many parts of India, and noted for its brilliant flowers.
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1799 H. T. Colebrooke in T. E. Colebrooke Life H. Colebrooke (1873) 407 (note) Butea frondosa, named Palús, or Dhác.]
1825 R. Heber Jrnl. 24 Feb. in Narr. Journey Upper Provinces India (1828) II. xxiii. 65 The most common tree, or rather bush, in these forests is the dhâk.
1866 J. Lindley & T. Moore Treasury Bot. I. 183 Dr. Hooker states that when in full flower the Dhak tree is a gorgeous sight, the masses of flowers resembling sheets of flame, their ‘bright orange-red petals contrasting brilliantly against the jet-black velvety calyx.’ The Dhak tree supplies the natives of India with several articles of a useful nature.
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