Definition

1. Noun:
   • The bark of the evergreen Alstonia scholaris tree: This bark comes from a large tree native to eastern Asia and the Philippines, characterized by leathery leaves and clusters of small greenish-white flowers. Historically, this bark was used for medicinal purposes.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Traditional healers once prepared remedies from dita bark.
  • The dita bark has a distinctive, bitter taste.

Advanced Usage

• "medicinal dita bark": Specifies the bark in the context of its historical therapeutic use.
  • The collection of medicinal dita bark is now regulated.

Variants and Related Words

• Dita (n): A common name for the tree itself.
  • The dita is often planted as an ornamental shade tree.
• Devil's tree (n): Another common name for the .
• Alstonia scholaris (n): The formal botanical name for the tree.

Synonyms

• Alstonia bark: A more botanical synonym.
• Devil tree bark: A synonym referencing another common name for the source tree.

Noun

1. evergreen tree of eastern Asia and Philippines having large leathery leaves and small green-white flowers in compact cymes; bark formerly used medicinally