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/chit"euhm wood'/, n.1. See American smoke tree.2. cascara.[1835-45, Amer.; chittam ( < ?; alleged AmerInd orig. unsubstantiated) + WOOD1]
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chittamwood — n. 1. a shrubby tree of the U. S. Pacific coast ({Rhamnus purshianus} or {Rhamnus purshiana}), whose bark is the {cascara sagrada}, used as a mild cathartic or laxative. Syn: cascara, cascara buckthorn, bearberry, bearwood, chittimwood, {Rhamnus… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
chittamwood — amerikinis pūkenis statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Anakardinių šeimos dekoratyvinis augalas (Cotinus obovatus), paplitęs Šiaurės Amerikoje. atitikmenys: lot. Cotinus obovatus angl. American smoketree; chittamwood šaltinis Valstybinės… … Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)
chittamwood — noun 1. shrubby tree of southern United States having large plumes of feathery flowers resembling puffs of smoke • Syn: ↑American smokewood, ↑Cotinus americanus, ↑Cotinus obovatus • Hypernyms: ↑smoke tree, ↑smoke bush 2. shrubby tree of the… … Useful english dictionary
American smoke tree — chittamwood chittamwood n. 1. a shrubby tree of the U. S. Pacific coast ({Rhamnus purshianus} or {Rhamnus purshiana}), whose bark is the {cascara sagrada}, used as a mild cathartic or laxative. Syn: cascara, cascara buckthorn, bearberry, bearwood … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cascara sagrada — chittamwood chittamwood n. 1. a shrubby tree of the U. S. Pacific coast ({Rhamnus purshianus} or {Rhamnus purshiana}), whose bark is the {cascara sagrada}, used as a mild cathartic or laxative. Syn: cascara, cascara buckthorn, bearberry, bearwood … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Cotinus americanus — chittamwood chittamwood n. 1. a shrubby tree of the U. S. Pacific coast ({Rhamnus purshianus} or {Rhamnus purshiana}), whose bark is the {cascara sagrada}, used as a mild cathartic or laxative. Syn: cascara, cascara buckthorn, bearberry, bearwood … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Cotinus obovatus — chittamwood chittamwood n. 1. a shrubby tree of the U. S. Pacific coast ({Rhamnus purshianus} or {Rhamnus purshiana}), whose bark is the {cascara sagrada}, used as a mild cathartic or laxative. Syn: cascara, cascara buckthorn, bearberry, bearwood … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Cotinus obovatus — chittamwood chittamwood n. 1. a shrubby tree of the U. S. Pacific coast ({Rhamnus purshianus} or {Rhamnus purshiana}), whose bark is the {cascara sagrada}, used as a mild cathartic or laxative. Syn: cascara, cascara buckthorn, bearberry, bearwood … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Rhamnus purshiana — chittamwood chittamwood n. 1. a shrubby tree of the U. S. Pacific coast ({Rhamnus purshianus} or {Rhamnus purshiana}), whose bark is the {cascara sagrada}, used as a mild cathartic or laxative. Syn: cascara, cascara buckthorn, bearberry, bearwood … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Rhamnus purshianus — chittamwood chittamwood n. 1. a shrubby tree of the U. S. Pacific coast ({Rhamnus purshianus} or {Rhamnus purshiana}), whose bark is the {cascara sagrada}, used as a mild cathartic or laxative. Syn: cascara, cascara buckthorn, bearberry, bearwood … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
