LEATHERLEAF

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does leatherleaf mean? 

• LEATHERLEAF (noun)
  The noun LEATHERLEAF has 2 senses:

1. stiff leathery-leaved fern of western North America having ovate fronds parted to the midrib

2. north temperate bog shrub with evergreen leathery leaves and small white cylindrical flowers

  Familiarity information: LEATHERLEAF used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• LEATHERLEAF (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Stiff leathery-leaved fern of western North America having ovate fronds parted to the midrib

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

coast polypody; leatherleaf; leathery polypody; Polypodium scouleri

Hypernyms ("leatherleaf" is a kind of...):

polypody (any of numerous ferns of the genus Polypodium)

Sense 2

Meaning:

North temperate bog shrub with evergreen leathery leaves and small white cylindrical flowers

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Chamaedaphne calyculata; leatherleaf

Hypernyms ("leatherleaf" is a kind of...):

bush; shrub (a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems)

Holonyms ("leatherleaf" is a member of...):

Chamaedaphne; genus Chamaedaphne (one species: leatherleaf)