acacia seyal

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acacia seyal - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Shittah \Shit"tah\, Shittah tree \Shit"tah tree`\, n. [Heb.
     shitt[=a]h, pl. shitt[imac]m.]
     A tree that furnished the precious wood of which the ark,
     tables, altars, boards, etc., of the Jewish tabernacle were
     made; -- now believed to have been the wood of the Acacia Seyal
     , which is hard, fine grained, and yellowish brown in
     color.
     [1913 Webster] Shittim