leatherwood
Pliable woodland plant
Leatherwood is a North American shrub or small tree with notably pliable bark and branches that bend without breaking—the wood itself is weak, but the bark is remarkably tough and fibrous.
Native Americans used the bark for cordage and binding.
The plant produces small yellow flowers in early spring before its leaves emerge.
Small woody plant
- understoryForest's lower vegetation tier
- deciduousSheds foliage seasonally
- nativeOriginating from a place
- bushMulti-stemmed woody plant
botanical · bloom · foliage · seedling · perennial · bark · thicket · flowering
Sharp canine vocalization
- cordageRopes and twines collectively
- ropeThick twisted fibers
- bindingLegally or morally required
- strippingRemoving outer layers
twisting · indigenous · traditional · pliable · flexible · strong · Native American · basketry
Tree-dense ecosystem
- ecosystemInterconnected organisms and surroundings
- biodiversityRange of life forms
- wildlifeUndomesticated natural organisms
- canopyOverhead protective covering
conservation · temperate · rainforest · endemic · species · old-growth · protected · Appalachian
Flexing without damage
- pliableCapable of bending easily
- bendableAble to curve
- toughDurable and strong
- flexibleAble to bend freely
smooth · durable · yielding · pliant · distinctive · fibrous
Floral sugar water
- apiaryHive-keeping grounds
- beekeepingMaintaining hives for honey
- pollinationFlower reproductive transfer
- floralOf or like blooms
harvest · sweetness · amber · viscous · prized · Tasmanian · aromatic · distinctive
shrub
Small woody plant
- understoryForest's lower vegetation tier
- deciduousSheds foliage seasonally
- nativeOriginating from a place
bush · botanical · bloom · foliage · seedling · perennial · bark · thicket · flowering · specimen
bark
Sharp canine vocalization
stripping · twisting · indigenous · traditional · pliable · flexible · strong · Native American · basketry · lashing
forest
Tree-dense ecosystem
- ecosystemInterconnected organisms and surroundings
- biodiversityRange of life forms
- wildlifeUndomesticated natural organisms
canopy · conservation · temperate · rainforest · endemic · species · old-growth · protected · Appalachian · Tasmania
supple
Flexing without damage
flexible · smooth · durable · yielding · pliant · distinctive · fibrous
nectar
Floral sugar water
- apiaryHive-keeping grounds
- beekeepingMaintaining hives for honey
- pollinationFlower reproductive transfer
floral · harvest · sweetness · amber · viscous · prized · Tasmanian · aromatic · distinctive · raw
leatherwoodblack locust
Thorny legume tree
hickory · balsa · brittlebush · snakewood · ironwood
leatherwoodblack locust
Thorny legume tree
redbud · mimosa · cottonwood · willow · elderberry
wood, leather, wooden, firewood, woody, woodland, woodwork, hardwood, leathery