shittah tree


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Noun1.shittah tree - source of a wood mentioned frequently in the Bibleshittah tree - source of a wood mentioned frequently in the Bible; probably a species of genus Acacia
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genus Acacia - large genus of shrubs and trees and some woody vines of Central and South America, Africa, Australia and Polynesia: wattle; mimosa
acacia - any of various spiny trees or shrubs of the genus Acacia
shittimwood - wood of the shittah tree used to make the ark of the Hebrew Tabernacle
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