Pronunciation: ' shi-t ə m- ˌ wu ̇ d
Function: noun
Etymology: Hebrew shi ṭ ṭ ī m (pl. of shi ṭ ṭ ā h ) + 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 U.S. also : their hard heavy dense wood