Moosewood (Noun)
Meaning 1
Maple of eastern North America with striped bark and large two-lobed leaves clear yellow in autumn.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The sugar maple and moosewood trees typically turn color before the oaks and beeches in late autumn.
- Moosewood is one of several eastern North American maples that can grow up to 60 feet tall under ideal conditions.
- My mom used to take me on nature walks and point out moosewood leaves, explaining how to identify them by their unique striations.
- Large numbers of moosewood saplings were planted after selective logging of the old hardwood stand to replenish the area.
- We admired the intricate patterns of light filtering through the moosewood branches overhead as we hiked along the trail.
Synonyms
Meaning 2
Deciduous shrub of eastern North America having tough flexible branches and pliable bark and small yellow flowers.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.