WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
false′ buck′thorn, 
  1. Plant Biologya spiny shrub or small tree, Bumelia lanuginosa, of the sapodilla family, native to the southern U.S., having gummy, milky sap and white, bell-shaped flowers and yielding a hard, light-brown wood.

'false buckthorn' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
shittim wood

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