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Corkwood   Listen
noun
Corkwood  n.  
1.
The wood of the cork oak. (Obs.)
2.
Any one of several trees or shrubs having light or corky wood; esp.:
(a)
In the United States, the tree Leitneria floridana, a very small deciduous dioecious tree or shrub of damp habitats in the southeastern US having extremely light wood; called also the corkwood tree.
(b)
In the West Indies: (1) Either of the cotton trees Ochroma lagopus and Pariti tiliaceum. (2) The tree producing the aligator apple. (3) The blolly.






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"Corkwood" Quotes from Famous Books



... Mark a tree. Tender-footed horses. Poor feed. Sprinkling rain. Flies again troublesome. Start for the western ranges. No water. Difficult scrubs. Lonely camp. Horses away. Reach the range. No water. Retreat to Mount Udor. Slight rain. Determine to abandon this region. Corkwood trees. Ants' nests. Glow-worms. Native poplar trees. Peculiar climate. Red gum-trees. A mare foals. Depart for the south. Remarks on ...
— Australia Twice Traversed, The Romance of Exploration • Ernest Giles



Words linked to "Corkwood" :   Leitneria floridana, Leitneria, bush, shrub



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