Aso'ca (Jonesia asoca), an Indian tree of the natural order Leguminosæ, sub-order Cæsalpineæ, remarkable for the beauty of its red and orange flowers. The leaves are abruptly pinnate, shining, and very beautiful. The asoca is often mentioned in Indian poetry, and is connected also in various ways with the Hindu mythology.
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Chambers's Encyclopaedia, Volume 1: A to Beaufort, p. 498
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