Noun: leatherleaf 'le-dhu(r),leef
- North temperate bog shrub with evergreen leathery leaves and small white cylindrical flowers
"Leatherleaf formed dense thickets around the bog's edge";
- Chamaedaphne calyculata
- Stiff leathery-leaved fern of western North America having ovate fronds parted to the midrib
"Leatherleaf ferns thrived in the coastal environment";
- leathery polypody, coast polypody, Polypodium scouleri
Derived forms: leatherleafs
Type of: bush, polypody, shrub
Part of: Chamaedaphne, genus Chamaedaphne
Encyclopedia: Leatherleaf