corkwood

American  

[kawrk-wood] / ˈkɔrkˌwʊd /

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.

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corkwood British  

/ 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

3. the wood of any of these trees

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Etymology

Origin of corkwood

First recorded in 1750–60; cork + wood ¹

Example Sentences

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corkwood

Now Webubu was still playing his flute on the platform he had built in the corkwood tree, when the women came in sight.

From The Junior Classics — Volume 1 by Patten, William

And from that hour until now, all corkwood trees lean toward the earth, as I will show thee, if thou wilt go with me to the beach where they grow.

From The Junior Classics — Volume 1 by Patten, William

Everything bore a peculiar hue of green, from the groves of myrtle, pimento and corkwood to the grassy plots, the natural fields of oats and even to the moss-covered rocks of the spinelike mountains.

From Jack North's Treasure Hunt Or, Daring Adventures in South America by Rockwood, Roy

Another road, little better than a bridle-path, runs northward to Ximena and through the corkwood forests of that plain towards the mountain ranges that rise between Ronda and the sea.

From In Kedar's Tents by Merriman, Henry Seton

Webubu then built himself a platform high in a corkwood tree, which we call "troba" on the beach, and seating himself there he began to play his flute.

From The Junior Classics — Volume 1 by Patten, William