leatherwood meaning
UK US /ˈlɛðɚwʊd/ 3 syllables
leatherwood (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.
leatherwood has 2 meanings in this dictionary.
leatherwood as a 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
Synonyms: cyrilla, white titi, Cyrilla racemiflora
Type of: shrub
- deciduous shrub of eastern North America having tough flexible branches and pliable bark and small yellow flowers
Synonyms: moosewood, moose-wood, wicopy, ropebark, Dirca palustris
Type of: shrub
How to pronounce leatherwood
leatherwood is pronounced /ˈlɛðɚwʊd/ in American English. It has 3 syllables, with the stress on the first syllable.
Scrabble score: 18 (letter breakdown)
Word lists: words starting with LE · words ending in OD · 11-letter words
More about leatherwood on Wikipedia.