Bark+of+the+Quercus+suber
121cork tree — noun 1. deciduous tree of China and Manchuria having a turpentine aroma and handsome compound leaves turning yellow in autumn and deeply fissured corky bark • Syn: ↑Phellodendron amurense • Hypernyms: ↑tree • Member Holonyms: ↑Phellodendron,… …
122cork tree — 1. the cork oak, Quercus suber, of the beech family. 2. any of several Asian citrus trees of the genus Phellodendron, having a corky bark. [1400 50; late ME] * * * ▪ plant (genus Phellodendron), any of several eastern Asian trees in the rue… …
123cork — [[t]kɔrk[/t]] n. 1) a) bot Also called phellem a layer of dead protective tissue between the bark and cadmium in woody plants. b) pln the thick lightweight layer of a Mediterranean oak, Quercus suber (cork oak), harvested commercially for making… …
124cork — n. & v. n. 1 the buoyant light brown bark of the cork oak. 2 a bottle stopper of cork or other material. 3 a float of cork used in fishing etc. 4 Bot. a protective layer of dead cells immediately below the bark of woody plants. 5 (attrib.) made… …
125Cork — n. & v. n. 1 the buoyant light brown bark of the cork oak. 2 a bottle stopper of cork or other material. 3 a float of cork used in fishing etc. 4 Bot. a protective layer of dead cells immediately below the bark of woody plants. 5 (attrib.) made… …
126Suberin — is a waxy substance found in higher plants. Suberin is a main constituent of cork, and is named after the Cork Oak, Quercus suber . Anatomy and physiology Suberin is highly hydrophobic and its main function is to prevent water from penetrating… …
127cork oak — noun an evergreen Mediterranean oak, the outer layer of the bark of which is the source of cork. [Quercus suber.] …
128cork oak — /ˈkɔk oʊk/ (say kawk ohk) noun a species of oak tree, Quercus suber, found in Mediterranean countries, the bark of which yields cork …
