Leatherwood

Leatherwood
Leatherwood Leath"er*wood`, n. (Bot.) A small branching shrub ({Dirca palustris}), with a white, soft wood, and a tough, leathery bark, common in damp woods in the Northern United States; -- called also {moosewood}, and {wicopy}. --Gray. [1913 Webster]

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