chittim

[医] 波希鼠李树

词形变化

chittims 复数

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A type of wood mentioned in the Bible, from which the Ark of the Covenant was constructed.

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  2. 2.

    A cascara tree, of species Rhamnus purshiana.

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  3. 3.

    A yellow cottonwood tree, of species Populus deltoides.

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  4. 4.

    A false buckthorn tree or shrub, of species Bumelia lanuginosa.

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  5. 1.

    A Nigerian currency.

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词源

From Hebrew שִׁטִּים, plural of שִׁטָּה, with the spelling change from shittim perhaps chosen to avoid any association with shit.

来源：wiktionary