sola (root: solum)

• POS: Adjective, Noun
• HYPHEN: so=la

CIDE DICTIONARY

sola, a. [L., fem. of solus.].

 See Solus.  [1913 Webster]

sola, n. [Native name.].

 A leguminous plant (Æschynomene aspera) growing in moist places in Southern India and the East Indies. Its pithlike stem is used for making hats, swimming-jackets, etc.  [1913 Webster]

sola, masc. a. [L.].

 Alone; -- chiefly used in stage directions, and the like.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

sola, n. a pithy-stemmed E. Indian swamp plant, Aeschynomene indica.

Idiom

sola topi an Indian sun-helmet made from its pith.

sola, fem. of SOLUS.