甄叔迦

甄叔迦
(sa) kiṃśuka, the tree (la) Butea frondosa, with beautiful red blossoms; a red stone perhaps a ruby.
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梵語甄叔迦, 華言赤色寶。 西域傳云: 甄叔迦, 樹名, 其花赤色, 形大如手, 此寶色如此花, 故以名焉。

Dictionary of Buddhist terms. 2013.

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