wicopy

wic·o·py

 (wĭk′ə-pē)

n. pl. wic·o·pies

See leatherwood.

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[Eastern Abenaki wìkəpi, inner bark used for cordage.]

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wicopy

(ˈwɪkəpɪ)

n, pl -pies

(Plants) any of various North American trees, shrubs, or herbaceous plants, esp the leatherwood, various willowherbs, and the basswood

[C18: from Cree wikupiy inner bark, willow bark]

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leath•er•wood

(ˈlɛð ərˌwʊd)

n.

an American shrub, Dirca palustris, with flexible, leathery bark.

[1735–45, Amer.]

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wicopy - deciduous shrub of eastern North America having tough flexible branches and pliable bark and small yellow flowers Dirca palustris, ropebark, leatherwood, moosewood, moose-wood Dirca, genus Dirca - deciduous shrub of North America: leatherwood bush, shrub - a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems

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