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MOOSEWOOD
leatherwood, moosewood, moose-wood, wicopy, ropebark, Dirca palustris
(noun) deciduous shrub of eastern North America having tough flexible branches and pliable bark and small yellow flowers
moosewood, moose-wood, striped maple, striped dogwood, goosefoot maple, Acer pennsylvanicum
(noun) maple of eastern North America with striped bark and large two-lobed leaves clear yellow in autumn
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
moosewood (usually uncountable, plural moosewoods)
Striped maple (Acer pensylvanicum)
Hobblebush, Viburnum lantanoides.
Leatherwood (genus Dirca or specifically Dirca palustris)
Source: Wiktionary
Moose"wood`, n. (Bot.) (a) The striped maple (Acer Pennsylvanicum). (b) Leatherwood.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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