leatherwood

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

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
noun deciduous shrub of eastern North America having tough flexible branches and pliable bark and small yellow flowers

From leather + wood.

LAWRENCE.--Watered by Salt, Indian, Guthrie's, Beaver, and Leatherwood creeks, and excellent springs. — A New Guide for Emigrants to the West, John Mason Peck

cyrilla, white titi, Cyrilla racemiflora

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