leatherwood vs shrub

leatherwood and shrub both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
leatherwood	Yes	No	No	No
shrub	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, shrub is a hypernym of leatherwood; that is, shrub is a word with a broader meaning than leatherwood:

leatherwood: deciduous shrub of eastern North America having tough flexible branches and pliable bark and small yellow flowers
shrub: a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems

Other hypernyms of leatherwood include bush.

As nouns, shrub is a hypernym of leatherwood; that is, shrub is a word with a broader meaning than leatherwood:

leatherwood: 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
shrub: a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems

Other hypernyms of leatherwood include bush.

leatherwood (noun)	shrub (noun)
deciduous shrub of eastern North America having tough flexible branches and pliable bark and small yellow flowers	a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
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