moosewood

[ moos-woo d ]

/ ˈmusˌwʊd /

Origin of moosewood

An Americanism dating back to 1770–80; moose + wood¹

I should be afraid to drive or walk alone in a wood road, when the Moosewood leaves were turning yellow in autumn.

Old-Time Gardens |Alice Morse Earle
Moosewood looks slender and striped as a ribbon-snake, and limbs of the hop-hornbeam have the appearance of sinews.

In the Open |Stanton Davis Kirkham
And the Moosewood shares the mystery of the Butter-and-eggs as well as its color.

Old-Time Gardens |Alice Morse Earle
With this I burnt a hole in the end of each board and fastened them to the front brace with withes of moosewood.

The Light in the Clearing |Irving Bacheller

They used to call it Moosewood Hill because of the abundance of moosewood around the foot of it.

The Light in the Clearing |Irving Bacheller