shittim

Meaning

plural of shittah

shittah

1. A tree said in the Bible to have furnished the precious wood of which the ark, tables, altars, boards, etc., of the Jewish tabernacle were made; now believed to have been red acacia, of species Vachellia seyal (formerly Acacia seyal).
2. Wood of this tree.

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Synonyms

mock orange

Bumelia lycioides

shittimwood

southern buckthorn