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cork tree
[ kawrk tree ]
noun
- any of several Asian citrus trees of the genus Phellodendron, a number of which have a corky bark.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of cork tree1
First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English
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Example Sentences
The material is generated by harvesting the bark from cork trees.
From Seattle Times
Conservation technician Drew Goebel at Cincinnati City Parks said one example is the cemetery's beautiful Amur cork tree, a state-record tree.
From Science Daily
Some researchers theorize that death caps immigrated in the soil of a cork tree transported from Europe to California to make corks for a then burgeoning wine industry.
From National Geographic
From a distance, amid gnarled cork trees and a few low-slung farmhouses, its form evokes a massive open gray cardboard box.
From New York Times
Cork comes from the bark of a cork tree; you don’t kill the tree to harvest it.
From Seattle Times
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