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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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Example Sentences

Originally, the gardens were filled with sun and included several natives, including leatherleaf viburnum, bottlebrush grass and oakleaf hydrangea bushes.

Another is the leatherleaf mahonia, a formidable hollylike shrub whose prickly foliage is leavened by sprays of golden blossoms, small and cupped and fragrant.

Pale corydalis and harebell grew near the shore; sphagnum, leatherleaf and Labrador tea in the swampy sections of the hike.

Behind the house, they enjoy berries of a dogwood, the leatherleaf viburnum and an American cranberry bush.

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