leatherwood
[leth -er-woo d]
- an American shrub, Dirca palustris, having a tough bark.
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Origin of leatherwood
Also called moosewood.
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That girl bothers me worse than all the other women in Leatherwood put together.
The Leatherwood GodWilliam Dean Howells
I don't say but what she's a good girl; there ain't a better in Leatherwood, or anywheres.
The Leatherwood GodWilliam Dean Howells
I can swing all Leatherwood by myself, but Leatherwood's nothing.
The Leatherwood GodWilliam Dean Howells
I would like to walk with you in broad day past all the houses in Leatherwood.
The Leatherwood GodWilliam Dean Howells
In Leatherwood (Dirca) the bast-cells are remarkably slender.
The Elements of BotanyAsa Gray
leatherwood
- Also called: wicopy a North American thymelaeaceous shrub, Dirca palustris, with pale yellow flowers and tough flexible branches
- any of various Australian shrubs of the family Cunoniaceae
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