shittimwood

shit·tim·wood

 (shĭt′ĭm-wo͝od′)

n.

1. The wood of the shittah, used to make the ark of the Hebrew tabernacle.

2. See bumelia.

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[Hebrew šiṭṭîm, pl. of šiṭṭâ, shittah; see shittah + wood.]

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	shittimwood - deciduous tree of southeastern United States and Mexico black haw, Bumelia lanuginosa, false buckthorn, chittamwood, chittimwood buckthorn - any shrub or small tree of the genus Bumelia
	2.	shittimwood - shrubby thorny deciduous tree of southeastern United States with white flowers and small black drupaceous fruit Bumelia lycioides, shittim, southern buckthorn, mock orange buckthorn - any shrub or small tree of the genus Bumelia
	3.	shittimwood - wood of the shittah tree used to make the ark of the Hebrew Tabernacle shittah, shittah tree - source of a wood mentioned frequently in the Bible; probably a species of genus Acacia wood - the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees

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