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Butea, genus Buteanoun
genus of East Indian trees or shrubs: dhak
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Butea
Butea is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the pea family, Fabaceae. It is sometimes considered to have only two species, B. monosperma and B. superba, or is expanded to include four or five species.Butea monosperma is used for timber, resin, fodder, herbal medicine, and dyeing. Butea is also a host to the lac insect, which produces natural lacquer.
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butea
Butea is a genus of flowering plants that belong to the family Fabaceae, also known as the pea family. Native to tropical and sub-tropical parts of Asia, the plant species are commonly known as "flame of the forest" and "parrot tree" due to their vibrant red-orange flowers. They are used for timber, resin, fodder, medicine, and dye. Moreover, in some cultural traditions, Butea is of significant ceremonial importance.
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Butea
Butea or Flame of the Forest is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the pea family, Fabaceae. It has two species. Butea monosperma, also known as Flame of the Forest or Bastard Teak in English, Kingshuk or Palash in Bengali or Hindi, Kesudo or Khakhro in Gujarati, is native to India and Southeast Asia, where it is used for timber, resin, fodder, medicine, and dye. Butea is also a host to the Lac insect, which produces natural lacquer. In West Bengal it is associated with Spring. Butea is named after John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute, member of parliament, prime minister for one year, and a patron of botany. Butea monosperma was originally named Erythrina monosperma by Jean-Baptiste Lamarck in 1786 in his Encyclopédie Méthodique. William Roxburgh erected the genus Butea in 1795, but it became a nomen invalidum. Carl Willdenow validated the name Butea in 1802.
U.S. National Library of Medicine
Butea
A plant genus of the family FABACEAE that contains butrin and isobutrin.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of butea in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of butea in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
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