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palas

(pælˈɑːs)
n
(Plants) an East Indian tree. Also called: flame of the forest
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Noun1.palas - East Indian tree bearing a profusion of intense vermilion velvet-textured blooms and yielding a yellow dye
Butea frondosa, Butea monosperma, dak, dhak
Butea, genus Butea - genus of East Indian trees or shrubs: dhak
tree - a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
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As per the details, the ill-fated incident took place in Palas area of Kohistan when a passenger van fell into river Indus, killing at least nine people and wounding several others.
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Mr Naseerullah said the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government reversed its earlier decision and declared Palas the district headquarters on the pressure of Punjab Assembly Speaker Chaudhry Pervez Elahi.
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After the New York production of Pera Palas, the hotel, pleased by the literary recognition, awarded Unel a night's free lodging.
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The protesters from the three union councils of Kolai Palas district were carrying banners and placards inscribed with slogans against the provincial government's decision.
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Edward Harvey, a former student now working at Pili Palas, said: "We have created light open spaces and have put in food plants for caterpillars and butterflies to encourage them to the area.
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