DITA

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dita (ˈdiːtə) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
an apocynaceous shrub, Alstonia scholaris, of tropical Africa and Asia, having large shiny whorled leaves and medicinal bark
 
[C19: from Tagalog]

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dita

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