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