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cork oak

noun

cork (def. 2).

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Origin of cork oak

First recorded in 1870–75

Words nearby cork oak

corkboard, cork cambium, corked, corker, corking, cork oak, Corkonian, corkscrew, corkscrew flower, corkscrew grass, cork-tipped
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British Dictionary definitions for cork oak

cork oak

noun

an evergreen Mediterranean oak tree, Quercus suber, with a porous outer bark from which cork is obtainedAlso called: cork tree
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