Bearwood (Noun)
Meaning
Shrubby tree of the Pacific coast of the United States; yields cascara sagrada.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The forest's dense undergrowth was dominated by bearwood, its reddish-brown bark glistening in the sunlight.
- Bearwood trees were a common sight in the coastal mountain ranges, their twisting limbs a haven for birds and small mammals.
- The traditional healer ground the dried bark of the bearwood tree into a fine powder to make a prized medicinal remedy.
- As the logging company began to clear-cut the forest, conservationists grew concerned about the impact on the area's dwindling bearwood population.
- In the spring, the fragrant flowers of the bearwood tree attracted swarms of bees and butterflies to the woodland glade.