What does "ropebark" mean?

Synonym of leatherwood (“Dirca species”).

Ropebark

Common synonyms include: bast fiber, cordage bark, cordage fiber, dirca palustris, leatherwood, moose-wood.

noun

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Noun

1
Synonym of leatherwood (“Dirca species”). uncountable
2
deciduous shrub of eastern North America having tough flexible branches and pliable bark and small yellow flowers wordnet

From rope + bark.