corkwood

[ kawrk-wood ]

noun
  1. a stout shrub or small tree, Leitneria floridana, having light green deciduous leaves, woolly catkins, and a drupaceous fruit.

  2. any of certain trees and shrubs yielding a light and porous wood, as the balsa.

Origin of corkwood

1
First recorded in 1750–60; cork + wood1

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British Dictionary definitions for corkwood

corkwood

/ (ˈkɔːkˌwʊd) /


noun
  1. a small tree, Leitneria floridana, of the southeastern US, having very lightweight porous wood: family Leitneriaceae

  2. any other tree with light porous wood

  1. the wood of any of these trees

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