palas
/pəˈlɑːs/ /pəˈlɑːʃ/(also palash, pulas)
noun
A tree of eastern India and Burma (Myanmar), the dhak, Butea monosperma (family Fabaceae (Leguminosae)).
Origin
Late 18th century; earliest use found in Henry Colebrooke (1765–1837), administrator in India and scholar. From Hindi palāś from Sanskrit palāśa foliage, dhak tree.