deciduous tree of southeastern United States and Mexico
[ Syn: false buckthorn , chittamwood , chittimwood , black haw , bumelia lanuginosa ]
shrubby thorny deciduous tree of southeastern United States with white flowers and small black drupaceous fruit
[ Syn: southern buckthorn , shittim , mock orange , bumelia lycioides ]
wood of the shittah tree used to make the ark of the Hebrew Tabernacle