moosewood

• Sustantivo que designa, por un lado, un arce del este de Norteamérica con corteza rayada y hojas grandes de dos lóbulos que se vuelven de un amarillo translúcido en otoño, y por otro, un arbusto caducifolio del este de Norteamérica con ramas resistentes y flexibles, corteza maleable y flores pequeñas de color amarillo.

A noun referring to either a maple tree of eastern North America with striped bark and large two-lobed leaves that turn clear yellow in autumn, or a deciduous shrub of eastern North America with tough flexible branches, pliable bark, and small yellow flowers.

1. Striped MapleC1formalamericanscientific

   A tree native to eastern North America, known for its striped bark and large, two-lobed leaves that turn a clear yellow in autumn.

   Acero rayado

   • The moosewood's leaves turned a brilliant yellow in the fall.
   • Hikers often admire the distinctive striped bark of the moosewood.
   • Moosewood is also known as the striped maple.

2. LeatherwoodC1formalamericanscientific

   A deciduous shrub native to eastern North America, characterized by its tough, flexible branches, pliable bark, and small yellow flowers.

   Leatherwood (moosewood)

   • The moosewood shrub's bark was used by indigenous peoples for cordage.
   • Small yellow flowers appear on the moosewood in early spring.
   • The flexible branches of the moosewood make it useful for basket weaving.

   Sinónimosleatherwoodropebarkwicopy