Leatherwood

[Sarah]

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.

[Sarah]

1. 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.
   Used by the Indians for making rope.

2. Fairly uncommon last name. Easy to spell though idiots will sill ask you how to spell it.