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A small branching shrub (Dirca palustris), with a white, soft wood, and a tough, leathery bark, common in damp woods in the Northern United States; -- called also moosewood, and wicopy.
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- n. A small branching shrub (Dirca palustris), with a white, soft wood, and a tough, leathery bark, common in damp woods in the Northern United States; -- called also moosewood, and wicopy.
- n. shrub or small tree of southeastern United States to West Indies and Brazil; grown for the slender racemes of white flowers and orange and crimson foliage
- n. deciduous shrub of eastern North America having tough flexible branches and pliable bark and small yellow flowers
- A small branching shrub (Dirca palustris), with a white, soft wood, and a tough, leathery bark, common in damp woods in the Northern United States; -- called also moosewood, and wicopy. Gray.
- A small branching shrub (Dirca palustris), with a white, softwood, and a tough, leathery bark, common in damp woods in theNorthern United States; -- called also moosewood, and wicopy. Gray.
- n shrub or small tree of southeastern United States to West Indies and Brazil; grown for the slender racemes of white flowers and orange and crimson foliage n deciduous shrub of eastern North America having tough flexible branches and pliable bark and small yellow flowers