cork oak

[ kawrk-ohk ]

noun
  1. an evergreen oak tree, Quercus suber, found especially in the western Mediterranean region: commercially significant as the source of cork.

Origin of cork oak

1
First recorded in 1870–75

Words Nearby cork oak

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How to use cork oak in a sentence

  • “This is about the only kind of a woods you can get through,” remarked Bob, his eyes on the numerous cork-oak trees.

    Captured by the Arabs | James H. Foster
  • No serranos stood in the low doorways of the cabanas or hovered about the cork-oak tree in the center of the barrio.

    The Wolf Cub | Patrick Casey

British Dictionary definitions for cork oak

cork oak

noun
  1. an evergreen Mediterranean oak tree, Quercus suber, with a porous outer bark from which cork is obtained: Also called: cork tree

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