moosewood

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noun

Striped maple (Acer pensylvanicum)

Similar
moose-woodstriped maplestriped dogwoodgoosefoot mapleAcer pennsylvanicumleatherwoodwicopyropebark
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Meanings

nounmoosewood (usually uncountable, plural moosewoods)

plural moosewoods

  1. uncountableusuallyStriped maple (Acer pensylvanicum)
  2. uncountableusuallyHobblebush, Viburnum lantanoides.
  3. uncountableusuallyLeatherwood (genus Dirca or specifically Dirca palustris)

Synonyms & antonyms

nounmaple of eastern North America with striped bark and large two-lobed leaves clear yellow in autumn

Similar
moose-woodstriped maplestriped dogwoodgoosefoot mapleAcer pennsylvanicum
Broader
maple

noundeciduous shrub of eastern North America having tough flexible branches and pliable bark and small yellow flowers

Similar
leatherwoodmoose-woodwicopyropebarkDirca palustris
Broader
shrubbush
Also see
hobblebushleatherwoodropebarkstriped maplewicopy

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From moose + wood.

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APA

moosewood. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/moosewood

MLA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “moosewood,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/moosewood.

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