corkwood

English

Etymology

From cork +‎ wood.

Noun

corkwood (plural corkwoods)

1. Any of numerous plants with bark or wood resembling cork, of diverse orders:
   1. Annona glabra, a plant found in the West Indies.
   2. Commiphora angolensis or sand corkwood, a shrub species growing mainly in Angola and Namibia.
   3. Duboisia spp., found in Australia.
   4. Endiandra sieberi, a corkwood from Australia in the laurel family.
   5. Caldcluvia paniculosa, a soft barked corkwood from Australia in the coachwood family.
   6. Entelea arborescens, a species found in New Zealand.
   7. Erythrina vespertilio (grey corkwood), a species from Australia.
   8. Hakea suberea, a species found in Australia.
   9. Leitneria floridana, a species found in southeastern North America.
   10. Melicope, a genus with species in Australia.
   11. Musanga cecropioides or African corkwood, a species found in Africa.
   12. Sesbania grandiflora, a species found in southeast Asia and northern Australia, with edible flowers.

       Synonyms: agati, agust, katurai, vegetable hummingbird

2. The wood of Quercus suber (cork oak).

Translations

Entelea arborescens

• Maori: houama, whau, whauama

References

• corkwood on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• Rockwood, rockwood, woodrock