corkwood tree — noun very small deciduous dioecious tree or shrub of damp habitats in southeastern United States having extremely light wood • Syn: ↑corkwood, ↑Leitneria floridana • Hypernyms: ↑shrub, ↑bush • Member Holonyms: ↑Leitneria, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Corkwood — Cork wood (k[^o]rk w[oo^]d ), n. 1. The wood of the cork oak. [Obs.] [Webster 1913 Suppl.] 2. Any one of several trees or shrubs having light or corky wood; esp.: (a) In the United States, the tree {Leitneria floridana}, a very small deciduous… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
corkwood — Porkwood Pork wood , n. (Bot.) The coarse grained brownish yellow wood of a small tree ({Pisonia obtusata}) of Florida and the West Indies. Also called {pigeon wood}, {beefwood}, and {corkwood}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
corkwood — stambialapė kamštva statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Cekropijinių šeimos medieninis augalas (Musanga cecropioides), paplitęs Afrikoje. atitikmenys: lot. Musanga cecropioides angl. aga umbrella tree; corkwood šaltinis Valstybinės lietuvių… … Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)
corkwood — noun Date: 1756 any of several trees having light or corky wood; especially a small or shrubby tree (Leitneria floridana) of the southeastern United States that has extremely light soft wood … New Collegiate Dictionary
corkwood — /kawrk wood /, n. 1. a stout shrub or small tree, Leitneria floridana, having light green deciduous leaves, woolly catkins, and a drupaceous fruit. 2. any of certain trees and shrubs yielding a light and porous wood, as the balsa. [1750 60; CORK… … Universalium
corkwood — n. small deciduous tree or shrub having extremely light wood … English contemporary dictionary
corkwood — noun a small tree yielding light porous wood. [Leitneria floridana (America) or Entelea arborescens (New Zealand).] … English new terms dictionary
corkwood — cork•wood [[t]ˈkɔrkˌwʊd[/t]] n. 1) pln a small tree, Leitneria floridana, with light green leaves and woolly catkins 2) pln any of certain trees and shrubs yielding a light and porous wood, as the balsa • Etymology: 1750–60 … From formal English to slang
African Corkwood — Taxobox name = African Corkwood regnum = Plantae phylum = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Rosales familia = Moraceae genus = Musanga species = M. cecropioides binomial = Musanga cecropioides binomial authority = R.Br. TedlieThe… … Wikipedia
