chittamwood

[ chit-uhm-wood ]

/ ˈtʃɪt əmˌwʊd /

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Mississippi’s nickname comes from the magnificent trees that grow there. What is it?

First recorded in 1930–35, Americanism;chittam (of unknown origin; allegedly from an American Indian language) + wood¹