Shittim

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

shittim
    n 1: shrubby thorny deciduous tree of southeastern United States
         with white flowers and small black drupaceous fruit [syn:
         {southern buckthorn}, {shittimwood}, {shittim}, {mock
         orange}, {Bumelia lycioides}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Shittim \Shit"tim\, Shittim wood \Shit"tim wood`\, n.
   The wood of the shittah tree.
   [1913 Webster]

from Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary

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).

from Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's)

Shittim, thorns

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