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