Moose·wood n. Bot. (a) The striped maple (Acer Pennsylvanicum). (b) Leatherwood.
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Striped a. Having stripes of different colors; streaked.
Striped bass. Zool. See under Bass.
Striped maple Bot., a slender American tree (Acer Pennsylvanicum) with finely striped bark. Called also striped dogwood, and moosewood.
Striped mullet. Zool. See under Mullet, 2.
Striped snake Zool., the garter snake.
Striped squirrel Zool., the chipmunk.
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Acer pennsylvanicum
n : maple of eastern North America with striped bard and large
2-lobed leaves clear yellow in autumn [syn: moosewood,
moose-wood, striped maple, striped dogwood, goosefoot
maple]