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shittimwood

noun

Wood of the shittim (Vachelia seval).

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false buckthornchittamwoodchittimwoodblack hawBumelia lanuginosasouthern buckthornshittim mock orange

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Meanings

nounshittimwood (uncountable)

alternative shittim wood

uncountableWood of the shittim (Vachelia seval).
¶ And they shall make an Arke of Shittim wood: two cubites and a halfe shalbe the length thereof, and a cubite and an halfe the breadth thereof, and a cubite & a halfe the height thereof.
1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Exodus 25:10

Synonyms & antonyms

noundeciduous tree of southeastern United States and Mexico

Similar

false buckthornchittamwoodchittimwoodblack hawBumelia lanuginosa

Broader

nounshrubby thorny deciduous tree of southeastern United States with white flowers and small black drupaceous fruit

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southern buckthornshittim mock orangeBumelia lycioides

Broader

Also see

black haw chittamwood chittim mock orange

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Origin

From shittim (plural of "shittah") + wood.

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APA

shittimwood. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shittimwood

MLA

“shittimwood.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shittimwood. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “shittimwood,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shittimwood.

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