shit·tim·wood /ˈʃɪtəmˌwʊd/
shittimwood
n 1: deciduous tree of southeastern United States and Mexico
[syn: false buckthorn, chittamwood, chittimwood, black
haw, Bumelia lanuginosa]
2: shrubby thorny deciduous tree of southeastern United States
with white flowers and small black drupaceous fruit [syn:
southern buckthorn, shittim, mock orange, Bumelia
lycioides]
3: wood of the shittah tree used to make the ark of the Hebrew
tabernacle