corkwood tree

corkwood tree
Corkwood Cork"wood` (k[^o]rk"w[oo^]d`), n. 1. The wood of the cork oak. [Obs.] [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

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. [Webster 1913 Suppl. + WordNet 1.5]


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  • corkwood tree — noun very small deciduous dioecious tree or shrub of damp habitats in southeastern United States having extremely light wood • Syn: ↑corkwood, ↑Leitneria floridana • Hypernyms: ↑shrub, ↑bush • Member Holonyms: ↑Leitneria, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • Corkwood — Cork wood (k[^o]rk w[oo^]d ), n. 1. The wood of the cork oak. [Obs.] [Webster 1913 Suppl.] 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • corkwood — Porkwood Pork wood , n. (Bot.) The coarse grained brownish yellow wood of a small tree ({Pisonia obtusata}) of Florida and the West Indies. Also called {pigeon wood}, {beefwood}, and {corkwood}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • corkwood — noun Date: 1756 any of several trees having light or corky wood; especially a small or shrubby tree (Leitneria floridana) of the southeastern United States that has extremely light soft wood …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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  • corkwood — n. small deciduous tree or shrub having extremely light wood …   English contemporary dictionary

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  • corkwood — cork•wood [[t]ˈkɔrkˌwʊd[/t]] n. 1) pln a small tree, Leitneria floridana, with light green leaves and woolly catkins 2) pln any of certain trees and shrubs yielding a light and porous wood, as the balsa • Etymology: 1750–60 …   From formal English to slang

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