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CORKWOOD

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does corkwood mean? 

CORKWOOD (noun)
  The noun CORKWOOD has 1 sense:

1. very small deciduous dioecious tree or shrub of damp habitats in southeastern United States having extremely light woodplay

  Familiarity information: CORKWOOD used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


CORKWOOD (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Very small deciduous dioecious tree or shrub of damp habitats in southeastern United States having extremely light wood

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

corkwood; corkwood tree; Leitneria floridana

Hypernyms ("corkwood" is a kind of...):

bush; shrub (a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems)

Holonyms ("corkwood" is a member of...):

genus Leitneria; Leitneria (one species: corkwood)


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