shittimwood Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun deciduous tree of southeastern United States and Mexico
    false buckthorn; chittamwood; black haw; chittimwood; Bumelia lanuginosa.
  2. noun shrubby thorny deciduous tree of southeastern United States with white flowers and small black drupaceous fruit
    mock orange; Bumelia lycioides; shittim; southern buckthorn.
  3. noun wood of the shittah tree used to make the ark of the Hebrew Tabernacle

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