shittimwood | ||
1. | [ noun ] (botany) shrubby thorny deciduous tree of southeastern United States with white flowers and small black drupaceous fruit | |
Synonyms: | shittim mock_orange Bumelia_lycioides southern_buckthorn | |
Related terms: | buckthorn | |
2. | [ noun ] (botany) deciduous tree of southeastern United States and Mexico | |
Synonyms: | chittamwood chittimwood black_haw Bumelia_lanuginosa false_buckthorn | |
Related terms: | buckthorn | |
3. | [ noun ] wood of the shittah tree used to make the ark of the Hebrew tabernacle | |
Related terms: | wood shittah | |