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chittimwood

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: chittimwood

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n
shrubby tree of the Pacific coast of the United States; yields cascara sagrada
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n
deciduous tree of southeastern United States and Mexico
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: chittimwood
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n shrubby tree of the Pacific coast of the United States; yields cascara sagrada

Synonyms:
Rhamnus purshianus, bearberry, bearwood, cascara buckthorn, chittamwood
Type of:
buckthorn
a shrub or shrubby tree of the genus Rhamnus; fruits are source of yellow dyes or pigments
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n deciduous tree of southeastern United States and Mexico

Synonyms:
Bumelia lanuginosa, black haw, chittamwood, false buckthorn, shittimwood
Type of:
buckthorn
any shrub or small tree of the genus Bumelia
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