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