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CORKWOOD TREE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does corkwood tree mean?
• CORKWOOD TREE (noun)
The noun CORKWOOD TREE has 1 sense:
1. very small deciduous dioecious tree or shrub of damp habitats in southeastern United States having extremely light wood
Familiarity information: CORKWOOD TREE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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 tree" is a kind of...):
bush; shrub (a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems)
Holonyms ("corkwood tree" is a member of...):
genus Leitneria; Leitneria (one species: corkwood)
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