Noun: dita
- Evergreen tree of eastern Asia and Philippines having large leathery leaves and small green-white flowers in compact cymes; bark formerly used medicinally
"The dita tree's bark was once prized for its medicinal properties";
- dita bark, devil tree, Alstonia scholaris
Derived forms: ditas
Type of: tree
Part of: Alstonia, genus Alstonia
Encyclopedia: Dita