elk-wood
- noun
- US
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madera de alce
- The elk-wood in their backyard blooms with white flowers in late spring.
Examples
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We identified the young sapling as an elk-wood by its umbrella-shaped foliage.
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Botanists are researching how the large leaves of elk-wood help it thrive in shaded forests.
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The elk-wood tree blooms beautifully in spring.
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Many elk-woods can be found in the forests of eastern North America.
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The elk-wood tree features large, umbrella-like leaves that provide shade in summer.
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In early summer, the elk-wood displays clusters of creamy white flowers across its branches.
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The distinctive shape of the elk-wood leaves makes it easy to identify in the forest.
Synonyms
A small tree with large umbrella-shaped leaves and creamy white spring flowers
A small tree from eastern North America with large umbrella-shaped leaves and creamy white flowers
A small tree with large leaves at the ends of its branches and creamy white flowers
A small tree that loses its leaves in autumn with large leaves like umbrellas and white spring flowers
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word elk-wood comes from the simple parts elk ('a large deer') and wood ('tree'), and a helpful way to remember it is to picture the tree's big, umbrella-like leaves as wide elk antlers. That's why elk-wood refers to a small tree with large leaves at the ends of its branches.
