shittim (wood)

noun

1. the wood of the shittah, used in making the ark of the covenant and parts of the Jewish tabernacle: Ex. 25:10, 13, 23, etc.
2. ☆ a small tree or shrub (Bumelia lanuginosa) of the sapodilla family, growing in the S U.S.

Origin: Heb: see shittah