nägˈkasə(r) noun
also nag·kes·ar -kes-
( -s )
Etymology: Marathi & Hindi nāgkesar, from Sanskrit nāgakesara, from nāga snake + kesara hair, nagkassar ( Mesua ferrea ); akin to Latin caesaries hair of the head
: either of two East Indian trees ( Mesua ferrea and Ochrocarpus longifolius ) of the family Guttiferae from whose flower buds a red or orange dye is obtained