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suberize

American  
[soo-buh-rahyz] / ˈsu bəˌraɪz /
especially British, suberise

verb (used with object)

Botany.
suberized, suberizing

  1. to convert into cork tissue.

suberize British  
/ ˈsjuːbəˌraɪz /

verb

  1. (tr) botany to impregnate (cell walls) with suberin during the formation of corky tissue

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Other Word Forms

  • suberization noun

Etymology

Origin of suberize

1880–85; < Latin sūber cork + -ize

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