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SHITTIM

Dictionary entry overview: What does shittim mean?

• SHITTIM (noun)
The noun SHITTIM has 1 sense:

1. shrubby thorny deciduous tree of southeastern United States with white flowers and small black drupaceous fruit

Familiarity information: SHITTIM used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• SHITTIM (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Shrubby thorny deciduous tree of southeastern United States with white flowers and small black drupaceous fruit

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Bumelia lycioides; shittim; southern buckthorn; mock orange; shittimwood

Hypernyms ("shittim" is a kind of...):

buckthorn (any shrub or small tree of the genus Bumelia)

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