leatherleaf

(ˈlɛðəˌliːf)

1. (Plants) a shrub, Chamaedaphne calyculata, with leathery leaves, found in temperate and subarctic areas of the northern hemisphere

2. (Plants) a fern, Polypodium scouleri, with leathery leaves, native to western North America

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leath•er•leaf

(ˈlɛð ərˌlif)

n., pl. -leaves.

a N American bog shrub, Chamaedaphne calyculata, of the heath family.

[1810–20]

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

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