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chittamwood
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chittamwood, n.
- a shrubby tree of the U. S. Pacific coast (
Rhamnus purshianus orRhamnus purshiana ), whose bark is thecascara sagrada , used as a mild cathartic or laxative. [WordNet 1.5] - a deciduous tree of SE U.S. and Mexico. [WordNet 1.5]
- a shrubby tree of southern U.S. (
Cotinus obovatus ) having large plumes of feathery flowers resembling puffs of smoke; -- called alsoAmerican smoke tree . [WordNet 1.5]
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