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Definition of Leatherwood

1. Noun. 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.

2. Noun. Deciduous shrub of eastern North America having tough flexible branches and pliable bark and small yellow flowers.

Definition of Leatherwood

1. n. 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.

Definition of Leatherwood

1. Noun. A deciduous shrub, of the genus ''Dirca'', that has leathery bark ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Leatherwood

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Medical Definition of Leatherwood

1. 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. Synonym: moosewood, and wicopy. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Leatherwood

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leatherwear leatherwomen leatherwood (current term) leatherwoods leatherwork leatherworker leatherworkers leatherworking leatherworks leathery

leathery grape fern leathery jacket leathery jackets leathery polypody leathery turtle leats leatwright

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