ashoka
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English
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Etymology
From Sanskrit अशोक (aśoka, “without grief”).
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Noun
ashoka (plural ashokas)
- A tree of species Saraca asoca, native to South Asia and western Myanmar.
- A tree of species Saraca indica, native to Southeast Asia and eastern Myanmar.