Asansol (WB)

Ben: আসানসোল āsānasōla ‘Indian Laurels’ [Assensole]  City, West Bengal  From Ben: asan, [Indian Laurel, Silver Greywood, Terminalia tomentosa]; and Ben/Skt: sala/sthala, ‘land’, ‘place’. The Asan is a deciduous tree which can grow to a height of 30m. It is found on...