HyperDic: shittah_tree

English > 1 sense of the expression shittah tree:
NOUNplantshittah tree, shittahsource of a wood mentioned frequently in the Bible
English > shittah tree: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
MeaningSource of a wood mentioned frequently in the Bible; probably a species of genus Acacia.
Synonymshittah
Member ofgenus Acacialarge genus of shrubs and trees and some woody vines of Central and South America, Africa, Australia and Polynesia
BroaderacaciaAny of various spiny trees or shrubs of the genus Acacia
Substancesshittimwoodwood of the shittah tree used to make the ark of the Hebrew Tabernacle

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