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noun
A type of wood mentioned in the Bible, from which the Ark of the Covenant was constructed.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: shittah, shittimwood
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noun
A cascara tree, of species Rhamnus purshiana.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
A yellow cottonwood tree, of species Populus deltoides.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
A false buckthorn tree or shrub, of species Bumelia lanuginosa.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
A Nigerian currency.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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History
From Hebrew שִׁטִּים, plural of שִׁטָּה, with the spelling change from shittim perhaps chosen to avoid any association with shit.
