leatherwood
leatherwood · leatherwoods
Any of the genus Dirca of deciduous shrubs of North America, that have leathery barkAny of the genus Dirca of deciduous shrubs of North America, that have leathery bark.
US/lˈɛðɚwˌʊd/
Meaning
3 sensesAny of the genus Dirca of deciduous shrubs of North America, that have leathery bark.
deciduous shrub of eastern North America having tough flexible branches and pliable bark and small yellow flowers
A subalpine shrub or small tree found only in New Zealand, Olearia colensoi.
Any member of the genus Cyrilla of trees and shrubs of the Americas.
Origin
From leather + wood.From leather + wood.
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Forms
plural: leatherwoods| Singular | leatherwood |
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regular
Synonyms
9 synonymsOlearia:tūpare
Close in meaning
- deciduous shrub of eastern North America having tough flexible branches and pliable bark and small yellow flowers:moosewoodmoose-woodwicopyropebarkDirca palustris
- shrub or small tree of southeastern United States to West Indies and Brazil; grown for the slender racemes of white flowers and orange and crimson foliage:cyrillawhite titiCyrilla racemiflora
Word family
1 related wordsDerivedeastern leatherwood