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suberization

American  
[soo-ber-uh-zey-shuhn] / ˌsu bər əˈzeɪ ʃən /

noun

Botany.
  1. the impregnation of cell walls with suberin, causing the formation of cork.


Etymology

Origin of suberization

First recorded in 1880–85; suberize + -ation