Shrubby thorny deciduous tree of southeastern United States with white flowers and small black drupaceous fruit.
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Examples for "shittim "
Examples for "shittim "
1 Behind her came a servant bearing a shittim - wood casket.
2 The Ephesian actress motioned toward the shittim - wood casket.
3 Costobarus motioned to the shittim - wood casket and Momus undid it and strapped it on his own belt.
4 Costobarus went to a cabinet on the wall and drew forth a shittim - wood case which he unlocked.
5 O fitting place and appropriate for a library, which was made of imperishable shittim [i.e.
1 It was but a chest of shittimwood , with two slabs of lettered stone in it,-andwhat help was in that?
1 There were fig-trees, persimmons, mock orange , and shrubs ablaze with blossoms.
2 This is true of grapes, quince, hybrid perpetual roses, shrubby hibiscus, crape myrtle, mock orange , hydrangea (paniculata), and others.
3 The sweet smell of mallow and mock orange flowers wafted through the byways, perfuming the cobblestone lanes sweeter than a baby's breath.
4 In the foyer and dining room and kitchen, the air swims with the scent of phantom flowers, shimmering with sweet, heavy mock orange .
5 The sense of peace the poet feels in her garden with its mock orange and sky-blue delphiniums is warming, but her fire has gone.
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