suber
[ soo-ber ]
noun
Origin of suber
11790–1800; <New Latin, Latin sūber cork oak, its outer bark
Words Nearby suber
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How to use suber in a sentence
When the tree is some five years old, its whole energy is directed toward the increase of the suber.
Among the Trees at Elmridge | Ella Rodman ChurchBut such a thing is rarely allowed to happen: the suber is of too much value to man.
Among the Trees at Elmridge | Ella Rodman ChurchIn one species of oak this layer--which is called the suber--assumes a peculiar character and is of remarkable thickness.
Among the Trees at Elmridge | Ella Rodman ChurchThat the suber of the Romans was our cork-tree, is generally and with justice admitted.
A History of Inventions, Discoveries, and Origins, Volume I (of 2) | Johann BeckmanThis name is as much of a mystery as the word “suber” and its origin can only be guesswork.
Cork: Its Origin and Industrial Uses | Gilbert E. Stecher
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