Butea bu·tea uncommon noun 1. genus of East Indian trees or shrubs: dhak Synonymsgenus Butea Related words Word family Butea frondosabutea gumbutea kinoButea monosperma Broader terms rosid dicot genus Parts Papilionoideae Part of dhak WordNet 2.1 (Princeton University). WordNet 2.1 Copyright Princeton University. All rights reserved.