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leatherleaf

leatherleaf

9.5
A low evergreen shrub with tough leaves and small white flowers that grows in bogs
  • noun
  • UK
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  • In the northern wetlands, leatherleaf grows abundantly, providing essential habitat for various wildlife.
  • leatherleaf bog

Examples

  • During our hike, we identified leatherleaf among other shrubs in the bog, noting its unique foliage.

  • A chair had been set on a low platform at the northern end, its back to the distant forest of leatherleaf.

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  • The leatherleaf shrub is easily recognized by its dark green, leathery leaves and cylindrical white flowers.

Synonyms

Chamaedaphne calyculata
vsleatherleaf
  • Specialized
9.9

A shrub that grows in cold northern bogs with evergreen tough leaves and small white tube-shaped flowers

is the common name used instead of the scientific binomial
Chamaedaphne
vsleatherleaf
  • Specialized
9.9

A small evergreen shrub with thick leathery leaves that grows in northern bogs

is the specific shrub species rather than the broader genus

Compounds

leatherleaf fern
  • Australian
8.4

A tropical plant with thick divided leaves often used as greenery

leatherleaf saxifrage
  • US
9.9

A plant with thick leathery leaves and tight clusters of white flowers that grows in moist rocky places

leatherleaf wood fern
  • US
9.4

A North American fern with evergreen, leathery leaves that grows in woods

Surface Forms

leatherleaf singular
leatherleaves plural

Morphology

leatherleaf = leather + leaf (transparent) = leather + leaf

A straightforward noun compound meaning 'a leaf (or plant) with leathery leaves'; the components and sense are directly deducible.

Etymology

The word leatherleaf is made from leather and leaf, so it means a plant with 'leathery' leaves. That's why the bog shrub called leatherleaf has thick, tough leaves that help it live in wet, cold places.