moose-wood moo·se·wood uncommon noun 1. maple of eastern North America with striped bard and large two-lobed leaves clear yellow in autumn Synonymsmoosewoodstriped maplestriped dogwoodgoosefoot mapleAcer pennsylvanicum 2. deciduous shrub of eastern North America having tough flexible branches and pliable bark and small yellow flowers SynonymsleatherwoodmoosewoodwicopyropebarkDirca palustris Related words Broader terms shrubmaple Parts Dirca WordNet 2.1 (Princeton University). WordNet 2.1 Copyright Princeton University. All rights reserved.