cork tree

[ kawrk tree ]

noun

1. cork oak ( def ).
2. any of several Asian citrus trees of the genus Phellodendron, a number of which have a corky bark.

Word History and Origins

Origin of cork tree¹

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English

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