chittamwood
1. [ noun ] (botany) deciduous tree of southeastern United States and Mexico
Synonyms: chittimwood shittimwood black_haw Bumelia_lanuginosa false_buckthorn
Related terms: buckthorn
2. [ noun ] (botany) shrubby tree of United States Pacific coast; yields cascara sagrada
Synonyms: bearberry bearwood chittimwood Rhamnus_purshianus cascara_buckthorn
Related terms: buckthorn cascara
3. [ noun ] (botany) shrubby tree of southern United States having large plumes of feathery flowers resembling puffs of smoke
Synonyms: Cotinus_americanus Cotinus_obovatus American_smokewood
Related terms: smoke_tree
Similar spelling:   chittimwood