dhak

/ (dɑːk, dɔːk) /

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noun

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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Word Origin for dhak

C19: from Hindi

Words nearby dhak

d-glucose, D-glyceraldehyde, DH, DHA, Dhahran, dhak, Dhaka, dhāl, dhaman, dhamma, dhansak

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How to use dhak in a sentence

When he comes back wait for me in the ravine by the dhak tree in the center of the plain.
The Jungle Book|Rudyard Kipling
This and Dhak jungle, which occurs in strips, form two marked features, the Dhak occurs in patches.
Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and The|William Griffith
Later the date-palm fraternised with the dhak, and low hills stood on either side of the line.
From Sea to Sea|Rudyard Kipling
In time the Aravalis gave place to a dead, flat, stone-strewn plain, thick with dhak-jungle.
From Sea to Sea|Rudyard Kipling

The coral, the silk-cotton and the dhak are resplendent with red foliage.
A Bird Calendar for Northern India|Douglas Dewar