dita

noun

di·​ta

dēˈtä

plural -s

1

: a forest tree (Alstonia scholaris) of eastern Asia and the Philippines the bark of which was formerly used as an antiperiodic

2

: the bark of the dita tree

3

: upas sense 1a

Word History

Etymology

Tagalog ditâ

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