| NOUN | plant | shittah, shittah tree | source of a wood mentioned frequently in the Bible |
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| Meaning | Source of a wood mentioned frequently in the Bible; probably a species of genus Acacia. | |
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| Synonym | shittah tree | |
| Member of | genus Acacia | large genus of shrubs and trees and some woody vines of Central and South America, Africa, Australia and Polynesia |
| Broader | acacia | Any of various spiny trees or shrubs of the genus Acacia |
| Substances | shittimwood | wood of the shittah tree used to make the ark of the Hebrew Tabernacle |
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