[医] 比妥树, 埃及酸叶木(蒺藜科)

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.

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.]