Meaning of LEATHERWOOD
| Pronunciation: | | 'ledhur`wûd
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- [n] deciduous shrub of eastern North America having tough flexible branches and pliable bark and small yellow flowers
- [n] shrub or small tree of southeastern United States to West Indies and Brazil; grown for the slender racemes of white flowers and orange-crimson foliage
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| | Synonyms: | | cyrilla, Cyrilla racemiflora, Dirca palustris, moosewood, ropebark, white titi, wicopy |
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| | See Also: | | bush, Dirca, genus Cyrilla, genus Dirca, shrub | |
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| | Definition: | | \Leath"er*wood`\, n. (Bot.)
A small branching shrub ({Dirca palustris}), with a white,
soft wood, and a tough, leathery bark, common in damp woods
in the Northern United States; -- called also {moosewood},
and {wicopy}. --Gray.
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