# shola

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #87,819

## Definitions
1. 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.

## Etymology
From Bengali শোলা (śōla).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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