Bito
Bito , noun
[Etym. uncertain.]
(Botany) A small scrubby tree (Balanites Agyptiaca) growing in dry regions of tropical Africa and Asia.
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.
Also: Bito tree