shittim Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun shrubby thorny deciduous tree of southeastern United States with white flowers and small black drupaceous fruit
    mock orange; Bumelia lycioides; shittimwood; southern buckthorn.
  2. noun source of a wood mentioned frequently in the Bible; probably a species of genus Acacia
    shittah; shittah tree.

WordNet


Shit"tim, Shit"tim wood` noun (Also<
  • Shittim
  • Shittim wood
)
Definitions
  1. The wood of the shittah tree.

Webster 1913