SHITTIMWOOD


Meaning of SHITTIMWOOD in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈshi-təm-ˌwu̇d ]

noun

Etymology: Hebrew shiṭṭīm (plural of shiṭṭāh ) + English wood

Date: 1588

1. : the wood of the shittah tree

2. : any of several trees (genus Bumelia, especially B. lanuginosa ) of the sapodilla family of the southern United States ; also : their hard heavy dense wood

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