name
Meaning 1
A surname.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
leatherwood
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CMU ARPABET: L EH1 DH ER0 W UH2 D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
Any of the genus Dirca of deciduous shrubs of North America, that have leathery bark.
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noun
Meaning 3
A subalpine shrub or small tree found only in New Zealand, Olearia colensoi.
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noun
Meaning 4
Any of genus Cyrilla of trees and shrubs of the Americas.
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noun
Meaning 5
deciduous shrub of eastern North America having tough flexible branches and pliable bark and small yellow flowers
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: moosewood, moose-wood, wicopy, ropebark, Dirca palustris
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: shrub, bush
noun
Meaning 6
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
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: cyrilla, white titi, Cyrilla racemiflora
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: shrub, bush
History
Etymology
From leather + wood.
Across languages
Translations
1 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Māori: tūpare — subalpine New Zealand shrub