| English Dictionary |
CORKWOOD
| Pronunciation (US): |  | (GB): | |
| IPA (US): |  |
Dictionary entry overview: What does corkwood mean?
• CORKWOOD (noun)
The noun CORKWOOD has 1 sense:
1. very small deciduous dioecious tree or shrub of damp habitats in southeastern United States having extremely light wood
Familiarity information: CORKWOOD used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Very small deciduous dioecious tree or shrub of damp habitats in southeastern United States having extremely light wood
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
corkwood; corkwood tree; Leitneria floridana
Hypernyms ("corkwood" is a kind of...):
bush; shrub (a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems)
Holonyms ("corkwood" is a member of...):
genus Leitneria; Leitneria (one species: corkwood)
| Learn English with... Proverbs |
"If you were born to be shot, you'll never be hung." (English proverb)
"A man says his word to the face" (Azerbaijani proverb)
"While the word is yet unspoken, you are master of it; when once it is spoken, it is master of you." (Arabic proverb)
"Next to fire, straw isn't good." (Corsican proverb)
"A man says his word to the face" (Azerbaijani proverb)
"While the word is yet unspoken, you are master of it; when once it is spoken, it is master of you." (Arabic proverb)
"Next to fire, straw isn't good." (Corsican proverb)