Shittimwood Definition
shĭtĭm-wo͝od
noun
The wood of the shittah, used to make the ark of the Hebrew tabernacle.
American Heritage
Synonyms:
- false buckthorn
- Bumelia lanuginosa
- black haw
- chittimwood
- chittamwood
- Bumelia lycioides
- shittim
- southern buckthorn
- mock-orange
Origin of Shittimwood
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Hebrew šiṭṭîm pl. of šiṭṭâ shittah shittah wood
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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