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