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leatherleaf

[ leth-er-leef ]

noun

, plural leath·er·leaves.
  1. an evergreen shrub, Chamaedaphne calyculata, of the heath family, having leathery leaves and one-sided clusters of white, bell-shaped flowers, occurring in bogs in North America.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of leatherleaf1

An Americanism dating back to 1810–20; leather + leaf

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