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underbark

underbark noun: the inner layer of tree bark, beneath the overbark.

Noun

underbark (uncountable)

  1. The inner layer of tree bark, beneath the overbark.

Origin of underbark

From under- + bark.

Questions about underbark

What does underbark mean?
Underbark means the inner layer of tree bark, beneath the overbark.
What part of speech is underbark?
Underbark is a noun.

Words near underbark in the dictionary

  1. underballasted
  2. underballasting
  3. underballasts
  4. underbanked
  5. underbar
  6. underbark
  7. underbarred
  8. underbarrel
  9. underbarrier
  10. underbarring
  11. underbars

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