palasn.

Brit.

/pəˈlɑːs/,

/pəˈlɑːʃ/, U.S.

/pəˈlɑs/,

/pəˈlɑʃ/

Forms: 1700s– palas, 1800s pulash, 1800s– palash, 1800s– pulas.

Origin: A borrowing from Hindi. Etymon: Hindi palāś.

Etymology: < Hindi palāś < Sanskrit palāśa foliage, dhak tree.

A tree of eastern India and Burma (Myanmar), the dhak, Butea monosperma (family Fabaceae ( Leguminosae)). Also called flame of the forest.

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butea1793

palas1799

dhak1825

muduga oil1866

1799 H. T. Colebrooke in Life (1873) 407 Butea frondosa, named Palás, or Dhac.

1834 Jrnl. Royal Geogr. Soc. 4 66 The most common trees are the Palas (Erythema monosperma) and the simul (Bombax heptaphyllum, Lam.).

1841 M. Elphinstone Hist. India I. iii. xi. 343 The palás or dák tree..in spring loses all its leaves and is entirely covered with large red and orange flowers, which make the whole of the hills seem in a blaze.

1924 R. E. Enthoven Folklore of Bombay iii. 124 The Palas (Butea frondosa) and the Bel (Aegle Marmelos), a tree sacred to the god Shiva, are considered to be holy by the Hindus.

1973 M. Bence-Jones Palaces of Raj iv. 80 In summer all was ablaze with the palas or flame of the forest.

1995 Seed Res. (New Delhi) 21 126 (title) Seed mycoflora of palas (Butea monosperma [Lam.] Taub.) during storage.

Compounds

General attributive, as palas cordage, palas kino, palas tree, etc.

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1861 R. Bentley Man. Bot. ii. iii. 528 The fibres of the inner bark of B[utea] frondosa are known under the name of Pulas cordage.

1883 Cassell's Family Mag. Oct. 685/1 The Palash tree..is considered the most suitable tree for the production of lac.

1890 Cent. Dict. at Kino¹ The Bengal, butea, dhak, or palas (pulas) kino is yielded by Butea frondosa, to some extent also by B. superba and Spatholobus Roxburghii.

1927 E. Thompson Indian Day ix. 72 Palas groves were glorious with their white-and-pink parrot-beaks of flowers.

1947 A. H. Warth Chem. & Technol. Waxes iii. 181 Butea frondosa, Roxb., also known as the dhak tree.., furnishes the inspissated sap Palas Kino gum, seeds which are the source of Moodooga oil, and flowers..used for dyeing. The tree also yields lac.

1990 Jrnl. Amer. Oriental Soc. 110 424 Muttuga n. palas tree, Butea frondosa.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	palas
释义	palasn. Brit. /pəˈlɑːs/, /pəˈlɑːʃ/, U.S. /pəˈlɑs/, /pəˈlɑʃ/ Forms: 1700s– palas, 1800s pulash, 1800s– palash, 1800s– pulas. Origin: A borrowing from Hindi. Etymon: Hindi palāś. Etymology: < Hindi palāś < Sanskrit palāśa foliage, dhak tree. A tree of eastern India and Burma (Myanmar), the dhak, Butea monosperma (family Fabaceae ( Leguminosae)). Also called flame of the forest. 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 Life (1873) 407 Butea frondosa, named Palás, or Dhac. 1834 Jrnl. Royal Geogr. Soc. 4 66 The most common trees are the Palas (Erythema monosperma) and the simul (Bombax heptaphyllum, Lam.). 1841 M. Elphinstone Hist. India I. iii. xi. 343 The palás or dák tree..in spring loses all its leaves and is entirely covered with large red and orange flowers, which make the whole of the hills seem in a blaze. 1924 R. E. Enthoven Folklore of Bombay iii. 124 The Palas (Butea frondosa) and the Bel (Aegle Marmelos), a tree sacred to the god Shiva, are considered to be holy by the Hindus. 1973 M. Bence-Jones Palaces of Raj iv. 80 In summer all was ablaze with the palas or flame of the forest. 1995 Seed Res. (New Delhi) 21 126 (title) Seed mycoflora of palas (Butea monosperma [Lam.] Taub.) during storage. Compounds General attributive, as palas cordage, palas kino, palas tree, etc. ΚΠ 1861 R. Bentley Man. Bot. ii. iii. 528 The fibres of the inner bark of B[utea] frondosa are known under the name of Pulas cordage. 1883 Cassell's Family Mag. Oct. 685/1 The Palash tree..is considered the most suitable tree for the production of lac. 1890 Cent. Dict. at Kino¹ The Bengal, butea, dhak, or palas (pulas) kino is yielded by Butea frondosa, to some extent also by B. superba and Spatholobus Roxburghii. 1927 E. Thompson Indian Day ix. 72 Palas groves were glorious with their white-and-pink parrot-beaks of flowers. 1947 A. H. Warth Chem. & Technol. Waxes iii. 181 Butea frondosa, Roxb., also known as the dhak tree.., furnishes the inspissated sap Palas Kino gum, seeds which are the source of Moodooga oil, and flowers..used for dyeing. The tree also yields lac. 1990 Jrnl. Amer. Oriental Soc. 110 424 Muttuga n. palas tree, Butea frondosa. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1799
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