[syn: leatherleaf, Chamaedaphne calyculata]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
leatherleaf \leatherleaf\ n.
1. A stiff leathery-leaved fern (Polypodium scouleri) of
Western North America having ovate fronds parted to the
midrib.
Syn: leathery polypody, coast polypody, Polypodium
scouleri.
[WordNet 1.5]
2. A northern temperate bog shrub (Chamaedaphne calyculata)
with evergreen leathery leaves and small white cylindrical
flowers.
Syn: Chamaedaphne calyculata.
[WordNet 1.5]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
leatherleaf
n 1: stiff leathery-leaved fern of western North America having
ovate fronds parted to the midrib [syn: leatherleaf,
leathery polypody, coast polypody, Polypodium
scouleri]
2: north temperate bog shrub with evergreen leathery leaves and
small white cylindrical flowers [syn: leatherleaf,
Chamaedaphne calyculata]