corkwood

IPA: kˈɔrkwʊd

noun

  • Any of numerous plants with bark or wood resembling cork, of diverse orders:
  • Annona glabra, a plant found in the West Indies.
  • Commiphora angolensis or sand corkwood, a shrub species growing mainly in Angola and Namibia.
  • Duboisia spp., found in Australia.
  • Endiandra sieberi, a corkwood from Australia in the laurel family.
  • Caldcluvia paniculosa, a soft barked corkwood from Australia in the coachwood family.
  • Entelea arborescens, a species found in New Zealand.
  • Erythrina vespertilio (grey corkwood), a species from Australia.
  • Hakea suberea, a species found in Australia.
  • Leitneria floridana, a species found in southeastern North America.
  • Melicope, a genus with species in Australia.
  • Musanga cecropioides or African corkwood, a species found in Africa.
  • Sesbania grandiflora, a species found in southeast Asia and northern Australia, with edible flowers.
  • The wood of Quercus suber (cork oak).
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Examples of "corkwood" in Sentences

  • Some of the plants in this garden are Sweetbay magnolia and Florida corkwood.

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