leatherwood

See also: Leatherwood

English

Top: Vegetative and flowering stems of eastern leatherwood, Dirca palustris. Middle: leatherwood, Olearia colensoi, of New Zealand. Bottom: leatherwood, Cyrilla racemiflora, of Brazil.

Etymology

From leather +‎ wood.

Noun

leatherwood (plural leatherwoods)

  1. Any of the genus Dirca of deciduous shrubs of North America, that have leathery bark.
  2. A subalpine shrub or small tree found only in New Zealand, Olearia colensoi.
  3. Any of genus Cyrilla of trees and shrubs of the Americas.

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