leatherwood

Dictionary: leath·er·wood   (lĕTH'ər-wʊd')

1. A deciduous shrub (Dirca palustris) of eastern North America, having tough flexible branches, pliable bark, and small yellow flowers. Also called moosewood, wicopy.
2. See titi¹ (sense 1).

The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: shrub or small tree of southeastern United States to West Indies and Brazil; grown for the slender racemes of white flowers and orange-crimson foliage
  Synonyms: cyrilla, white titi, Cyrilla racemiflora

Meaning #2: deciduous shrub of eastern North America having tough flexible branches and pliable bark and small yellow flowers
  Synonyms: moosewood, wicopy, ropebark, Dirca palustris