suberize

especially British, su·ber·ise

[soo-buh-rahyz]

verb (used with object)

Botany.

suberized, suberizing 

1. to convert into cork tissue.

suberize

/ ˈsjuːbəˌraɪz /

verb

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

Other Word Forms

• suberization noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of suberize¹

1880–85; < Latin sūber cork + -ize