dhak

British  

/ dɑːk, dɔːk /

noun

1. a tropical Asian leguminous tree, Butea frondosa, that has bright red flowers and yields a red resin, used as an astringent

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Etymology

Origin of dhak

C19: from Hindi

Example Sentences

The Bagrees were encamped to one side of the Mahratta troops in a small jungle of dhak and slim-growing bamboos that afforded them privacy.

From Caste by Fraser, William Alexander

Later the date-palm fraternised with the dhak, and low hills stood on either side of the line.

From From Sea to Sea Letters of Travel by Kipling, Rudyard

When he comes back wait for me in the ravine by the dhak tree in the center of the plain.

From The Jungle Book by Kipling, Rudyard

In the packet was the half of a broken glass-bangle, one flower of the blood-red dhak, a pinch of bhusa or cattle-food, and eleven cardamoms.

From Indian Tales by Kipling, Rudyard

The coral, the silk-cotton and the dhak are resplendent with red foliage.

From A Bird Calendar for Northern India by Dewar, Douglas