Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A name in the Philippine Islands of Ficus Indica and several allied species having aërial roots and the habit of growth of the banians of India.
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Examples
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They live in great forests, -- in the pananag-tree, in the magbo-tree, in the baliti-tree, and in the liwaan-tree.
Philippine Folk-Tales Fletcher Gardner
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Then he said he must go to his father's place; so he leaned an arrow against a _baliti_ tree and sat on it.
The Wild Tribes of Davao District, Mindanao The R. F. Cummings Philippine Expedition Fay-Cooper Cole 1921
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Cateel carry offerings to the _baliti_ trees and there offer it to
The Wild Tribes of Davao District, Mindanao The R. F. Cummings Philippine Expedition Fay-Cooper Cole 1921
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They sometimes inhabit caves but generally reside in the _bud-bud_ (baliti) trees.
The Wild Tribes of Davao District, Mindanao The R. F. Cummings Philippine Expedition Fay-Cooper Cole 1921
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