cork tree

American  

[kawrk tree] / ˈkɔrk ˌtri /

noun

1. cork oak.

2. any of several Asian citrus trees of the genus Phellodendron, a number of which have a corky bark.

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Etymology

Origin of cork tree

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English

Example Sentences

Trails lead past old-fashioned greenhouses, beehives, and eucalyptus, palm and cork trees.

From The Wall Street Journal

Environmentalists warn that development projects threaten the region's unique mix of dunes, pine forests, gnarled cork trees and an endless patchwork of rice fields.

From Barron's

The material is generated by harvesting the bark from cork trees.

From Seattle Times

Conservation technician Drew Goebel at Cincinnati City Parks said one example is the cemetery's beautiful Amur cork tree, a state-record tree.

From Science Daily

Some researchers theorize that death caps immigrated in the soil of a cork tree transported from Europe to California to make corks for a then burgeoning wine industry.

From National Geographic