solah

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/ˈsəʊlə/

A form of shola — A wild plant of species Aeschynomene aspera, found in Bengal and Assam, having a milky-white, spongy pith used for the manufacture of pith helmets and decorative artifacts.

Scrabble 8

Meanings

nounsolah (countable and uncountable, plural solahs)

plural solahs

  1. alternativecountableuncountableAlternative form of shola (“the plant Aeschynomene aspera”).

    he descended in a new khaki suit—tight fitting—of a delicate olive-green; a peacock-blue tie, white collar, and a snowy white solah helmet.

    1888, Rudyard Kipling, “The Arrest of Lieutenant Golightly”, in Plain Tales from the Hills, Folio, published 2005, page 93

Origin

  1. Urduسلا
  2. Englishsolah

From Urdu سلا (solā).

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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

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