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suber

(ˈsjuːbə)
n
1. (Plants) another name for cork oak
2. (Botany) the thick light porous outer bark of the cork oak, used widely as an insulator and for stoppers for bottles, casks, etc; cork
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The history of the cork oak (Quercus suber) in North America probably dates back to the early colonial period.
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During the event, QScience.com also announced the launch of the Arabic translation of the key book on open access, written by Peter Suber, director of the Harvard Office for Scholarly Communication.