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cork tree

cork tree noun: a cork oak (Quercus subor).

Noun

cork tree (plural cork trees)

  1. A cork oak (Quercus subor)
    • He was going home one night from one of these festive occasions, being under engagement for another in the morning, and [...] contrived to lose his way. After trying in vain to find it, he wrapped his cloak about him, and lay down for the night at the foot of a cork-tree.1850, Thomas Keightley, The Fairy Mythology, London: H.G. Bohn, page 461
  2. Any member of the species of genus Phellodendron, including any Amur cork tree.
  3. A prickly Australian coral tree (Erythrina vespertilis) with soft spongy wood.
  4. A portia tree (Thespesia populnea).

cork tree meaning in Tamil

cork tree in Tamil

தக்கை மரம்

Forms of cork tree

pluralcork trees

Questions about cork tree

What does cork tree mean?
Cork tree means a cork oak (Quercus subor).
What is cork tree in Tamil?
Cork tree in Tamil is தக்கை மரம். See Cork tree meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is cork tree?
Cork tree is a noun.
What is the plural of cork tree?
The plural of cork tree is cork trees.

Words near cork tree in the dictionary

  1. cork out
  2. cork taint
  3. cork tip
  4. cork tipped
  5. cork tips
  6. cork tree
  7. cork trees
  8. cork up
  9. cork wood
  10. cork woods
  11. cork-board

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