\So"la\, a. [L., fem. of solus.] See {Solus}.
\So"la\, n. [Native name.] (Bot.) A leguminous plant ({[AE]schynomene aspera}) growing in moist places in Southern India and the East Indies. Its pithlike stem is used for making hats, swimming-jackets, etc. [Written also {solah}, {shola}.]