shittah

noun, plural shit·tim [shit-im] /ˈʃɪt ɪm/, shit·tahs.

1. a tree, said to be an acacia, probably Acacia seyal, that yielded the shittim wood of the Old Testament.

noun plural shittim (ˈʃɪtɪm) or shittahs

1. a tree mentioned in the Old Testament, thought to be either of two Asian acacias, Acacia seyal or A. tortilis, having close-grained yellow-brown wood