noun
- plural of leatherwood; North American shrubs with tough, flexible bark and small yellow flowers
Usage: botanical
Examples
- The leatherwoods grew abundantly in the shaded forest understory.
- Native Americans traditionally used leatherwoods for making rope and baskets.
- The botanist identified several species of leatherwoods during the field study.
- Leatherwoods bloom early in spring before their leaves appear.
- The park ranger explained how leatherwoods got their name from their fibrous bark.
- Wildlife biologists noted that deer often browse on young leatherwoods.