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chittamwood

chittamwood

9.9
A tree from the United States used for its wood, flowers and medicine
  • noun
  • Archaic
translation icon : madera de chittam
  • The chittamwood tree blooms beautifully in spring.

Examples

  • Many herbal remedies contain extracts from the chittamwood tree.

  • Many people enjoy the fragrance of chittamwood flowers.

  • Botanists surveyed a grove of chittamwood along the Pacific coastline.

  • The bark of the chittamwood is harvested to produce cascara sagrada for medicinal use.

  • The chittamwood tree blooms beautifully in spring.

  • Many herbal remedies contain extracts from the chittamwood tree.

  • Botanists surveyed a grove of chittamwood along the Pacific coastline.

Synonyms

chittimwood
vschittamwood
  • Archaic
9.9

A small tree from the Pacific coast whose bark is used as a laxative

is a general US tree valued for flowers or wood rather than one medicine
Rhamnus purshianus
vschittamwood
  • Specialized
9.9

A small shrubby tree from the US Pacific coast whose bark is used as a natural laxative

is broader, covering any US tree sometimes valued for flowers or wood
cascara buckthorn
vschittamwood
  • Specialized
9.9

A small coastal tree whose bark is used to make a medicine for constipation

is less specific, referring to any US tree sometimes used for flowers or wood
bearwood
vschittamwood
  • Specialized
9.9

A shrubby tree that grows on the Pacific coast of the United States and has bark used as medicine

is the broader name for a US tree sometimes prized for flowers or wood

Surface Forms

chittamwood singular
chittamwoods plural

Etymology

Chittamwood probably comes from a local Native American name chittam plus the English word wood ('tree'). So think of it as the 'chittam' tree, which explains why the name refers to a particular tree used for its bark, wood and medicine.