shittimwood
Wood of the shittimWood of the shittim (Vachelia seval).
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)Wood of the shittim (Vachelia seval).
More definitions
- wood of the shittah tree used to make the ark of the Hebrew Tabernacle
- shrubby thorny deciduous tree of southeastern United States with white flowers and small black drupaceous fruit
- deciduous tree of southeastern United States and Mexico
Origin
From shittim (plural of "shittah") + wood.From shittim (plural of "shittah") + wood.
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Synonyms
8 synonymsClose in meaning
- shrubby thorny deciduous tree of southeastern United States with white flowers and small black drupaceous fruit:southern buckthornmock orangeBumelia lycioides
- deciduous tree of southeastern United States and Mexico:false buckthornchittamwoodchittimwoodblack hawBumelia lanuginosa
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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