leatherleaf

leatherleaf

(ˈlɛðəˌliːf) n1. (Plants) a shrub, Chamaedaphne calyculata, with leathery leaves, found in temperate and subarctic areas of the northern hemisphere2. (Plants) a fern, Polypodium scouleri, with leathery leaves, native to western North America

leath•er•leaf

(ˈlɛð ərˌlif)

n., pl. -leaves. a N American bog shrub, Chamaedaphne calyculata, of the heath family. [1810–20]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	leatherleaf - stiff leathery-leaved fern of western North America having ovate fronds parted to the midribcoast polypody, leathery polypody, Polypodium scouleripolypody - any of numerous ferns of the genus Polypodium
	2.	leatherleaf - north temperate bog shrub with evergreen leathery leaves and small white cylindrical flowersChamaedaphne calyculataChamaedaphne, genus Chamaedaphne - one species: leatherleafbush, shrub - a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems