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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