suberose

American  

[soo-buh-rohs] / ˈsu bəˌroʊs /

Also suberous

adjective

1. of the nature of cork; corklike; corky.

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suberose British  

/ sjuːˈbɛrɪk, ˈsjuːbəˌrəʊs, sjuːˈbɛrɪəs /

adjective

1. botany relating to, resembling, or consisting of cork; corky

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Etymology

Origin of suberose

First recorded in 1810–15; from New Latin sūberōsus; see origin at suber, -ose ¹

Example Sentences

The portions of coal that contain impressions of the bark of Sigillaria and Lepidodendron allow the elongated, suberose tissue characteristic of such bark to be still more clearly seen.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 481, March 21, 1885 by Various

In fact, with Numbers 1 and 2 the analysis was made solely of the wood, and with No. 3 only of the prosenchymatous and suberose parts of the bark.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 481, March 21, 1885 by Various