HyperDic: dita_bark

English > 1 sense of the expression dita bark:
NOUNplantdita bark, dita, devil tree, Alstonia scholarisevergreen tree of eastern Asia and Philippines having large leathery leaves and small green-white flowers in compact cymes
English > dita bark: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaningevergreen tree of eastern Asia and Philippines having large leathery leaves and small green-white flowers in compact cymes; bark formerly used medicinally.
Synonymsdita, devil tree, Alstonia scholaris
Member ofAlstonia, genus Alstoniagenus of evergreen trees or shrubs with white funnel-shaped flowers and milky sap
BroadertreeA tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown
Spanishdita
Catalandita

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