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a yellow malleable ductile high-density metallic element resistant to chemical reaction, occurring naturally in quartz veins and gravel, and precious as a monetary medium, widely used in jewellery (symbol Au); gold.
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the tree Cynometra nimosoides (= C. ramiflora) of Caesalpiniaceae family.
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the plant Datura metel of Solanaceae family.
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the tree Butea frondosa of Papilionaceae family; flame of the forest.
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the mountain ebony.
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the seventh largest planet of the solar system and the fourth in distance from the sun; the Mars.
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(myth.) name of one of the seven tongues (flames) of fire.