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ALSTONIA SCHOLARIS
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Evergreen tree of eastern Asia and Philippines having large leathery leaves and small green-white flowers in compact cymes; bark formerly used medicinally
Synonyms:
Alstonia scholaris; devil tree; dita; dita bark
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Alstonia scholaris" is a kind of...):
tree (a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms)
Holonyms ("Alstonia scholaris" is a member of...):
Alstonia; genus Alstonia (genus of evergreen trees or shrubs with white funnel-shaped flowers and milky sap; tropical Africa to southeastern Asia and Polynesia)
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