HyperDic: alstonia_scholaris

English > 1 sense of the expression Alstonia scholaris:
NOUNplantAlstonia scholaris, dita, dita bark, devil treeevergreen tree of eastern Asia and Philippines having large leathery leaves and small green-white flowers in compact cymes
English > Alstonia scholaris: 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, dita bark, devil tree
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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