diatribe (plural diatribes) 1  An abusive, bitter, attack, or criticism: denunciation. 2  A prolonged discourse. 3  A speech or writing which bitterly denounces something.
The bark and leaves of the ipil are used in traditional medicines. The tree's timber, called merbau or kwila, is a very durable and termite-resistant wood, making it a highly valued material for flooring and other uses.The wood can also be used to extract a dye. Merbau can contain a gold fleck that runs through the grain, considered to be attractive by some.ntsia bijuga is a species of flowering tree in the pea family, Fabaceae, native to the Indo-Pacific.
Its wood is called shittim wood (Exodus 26:15 Exodus 26:26; Exodus 25:10 Exodus 25:13 Exodus 25:23 Exodus 25:28, etc.). This species (A. seyal) is like the hawthorn, a gnarled and thorny tree. It yields the gum-arabic of commerce.It is found in abundance in the Sinaitic peninsula.These dictionary topics are fromM.G.ts wood is called shittim wood (Exodus 26:15 Exodus 26:26; Exodus 25:10 Exodus 25:13 Exodus 25:23 Exodus 25:28, etc.). This species (A. seyal) is like the hawthorn, a gnarled and thorny tree. It yields the gum-arabic of commerce. It is found in abundance in the Sinaitic peninsula. These dictionary topics are fromM.G.