Shit·tim Shit·tim wood , n. The wood of the shittah tree.

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 shittah
      n : source of a wood mentioned frequently in the Bible; probably
          a species of Acacia [syn: shittah tree]
      [also: shittim (pl)]


 shittim
      n : shrubby thorny deciduous tree of southeastern United States
          with white flowers and small black drupaceous fruit [syn:
           southern buckthorn, shittimwood, mock orange, {Bumelia
          lycioides]


 shittim
      See shittah


 Shittim
    acacias, also called "Abel-shittim" (Num. 33:49), a plain or
    valley in the land of Moab where the Israelites were encamped
    after their two victories over Sihon and Og, at the close of
    their desert wanderings, and from which Joshua sent forth two
    spies (q.v.) "secretly" to "view" the land and Jericho (Josh.
    2:1).



 Shittim, thorns