shittimwood

noun

shit·​tim·​wood ˈshi-təm-ˌwu̇d 

1

: the wood of the shittah tree

2

: any of several trees (genus Sideroxylon, especially S. lanuginosum) of the sapodilla family of the southern U.S.

also : their hard heavy dense wood

Word History

Etymology

Hebrew shiṭṭīm (plural of shiṭṭāh) + English wood

First Known Use

1588, in the meaning defined at sense 1