Dirca palustris

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