Bito

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Bito \Bi"to\, n., Bito tree \Bi"to tree`\ . [Etym. uncertain.]
     (Bot.)
     A small scrubby tree ({Balanites [AE]gyptiaca}) growing in
     dry regions of tropical Africa and Asia.
     [1913 Webster]
  


     Note: The hard yellowish white wood is made into plows in
           Abyssinia; the bark is used in Farther India to stupefy
           fish; the ripe fruit is edible, when green it is an
           anthelmintic; the fermented juice is used as a
           beverage; the seeds yield a medicinal oil called
           zachun. The African name of the tree is {hajilij}.
           [Webster 1913 Suppl.]