dhakn.

Brit.

/dɑːk/, U.S.

/dɑk/, Indian English /ɖhaːk/

Forms: Also dhawk. East India

Etymology: < Hindi ḍhāk.

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.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1895; most recently modified version published online September 2022).

单词	dhak
释义	dhakn. Brit. /dɑːk/, U.S. /dɑk/, Indian English /ɖhaːk/ Forms: Also dhawk. East India Etymology: < Hindi ḍhāk. An East Indian tree Butea frondosa, family Leguminosæ, growing in the jungles in many parts of India, and noted for its brilliant flowers. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular tree or plant yielding useful gum or resin > [noun] > Asian > butea or dhak butea1793 palas1799 dhak1825 muduga oil1866 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. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1895; most recently modified version published online September 2022). < n.1825
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