suber

Definitions


[], (Noun)

Definitions:
- Originally: cork; the outer bark or periderm of the cork oak. In later use: a waxy material forming the outer layer of the periderm in parts of certain other plants, composed of tightly packed suberized cells.


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Origin:
late 16th century (in an earlier sense). From classical Latin sūber cork oak, the bark of this, of unknown origin




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