[
US
/ˈɫɛðɝˌwʊd/
]
NOUN
- 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
- deciduous shrub of eastern North America having tough flexible branches and pliable bark and small yellow flowers
How To Use leatherwood In A Sentence
- After much prompting and insistence by beekeepers, Forestry Tasmania agreed to try and retain leatherwoods (subject to safety considerations) in one of the Class 4 (small flowing streams) stream reserves of 10m on either side of the stream, on the Northern side of the coupe.
- Myrtles and leatherwoods thickly adorn the river bank and the large grass tree (richea pandanifolia) is also present.
