noun
- plural of bearwood; trees or shrubs of the genus Rhamnus, especially cascara buckthorn
Usage: botanical
Examples
- The bearwoods grew thick along the forest edge.
- Native bearwoods provide important habitat for wildlife.
- The botanist identified several species of bearwoods in the area.
- Bearwoods are commonly found in Pacific Northwest forests.
- The bark of certain bearwoods has medicinal properties.