əˈs(h)ōkə noun
also as·ak or as·ok ˈasək
( -s )
Etymology: Hindi asok, from Sanskrit aśoka
: a showy tree ( Saraca indica ) of the family Leguminosae of tropical Asia that is cultivated for its orange scarlet flowers and is used to decorate temples
əˈs(h)ōkə noun
also as·ak or as·ok ˈasək
( -s )
Etymology: Hindi asok, from Sanskrit aśoka
: a showy tree ( Saraca indica ) of the family Leguminosae of tropical Asia that is cultivated for its orange scarlet flowers and is used to decorate temples
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012