cork oak

noun

A type of evergreen oak tree, Quercus suber, native to southwest Europe and northwest Africa, the bark of which is the source of cork.

Similar
Quercus suber
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Meanings

nouncork oak (plural cork oaks)

plural cork oaks

  1. A type of evergreen oak tree, Quercus suber, native to southwest Europe and northwest Africa, the bark of which is the source of cork.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounmedium-sized evergreen oak of southern Europe and northern Africa having thick corky bark that is periodically stripped to yield commercial cork

Similar
Quercus suber
Broader
oakoak tree

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Ancient Greek φελλός, ἴψος
  • φελλός (phellós)a type of evergreen oak tree, Quercus suber
  • ἴψος (ípsos)a type of evergreen oak tree, Quercus suber
Arabic شُبِر
  • شُبِر (šubir)a type of evergreen oak tree, Quercus suber
Basque artelatz
  • artelatza type of evergreen oak tree, Quercus suber
Bulgarian ко́рков дъб
  • ко́рков дъб (kórkov dăb)a type of evergreen oak tree, Quercus suber
Catalan alzina surera, surera
  • alzina sureraa type of evergreen oak tree, Quercus suber
  • sureraa type of evergreen oak tree, Quercus suber
Chinese Mandarin 栓皮槠
  • 栓皮槠 (shuānpízhū)a type of evergreen oak tree, Quercus suber
Czech dub korkový
  • dub korkovýa type of evergreen oak tree, Quercus suber
Danish korkeg
  • korkega type of evergreen oak tree, Quercus suber
Dutch kurkeik
  • kurkeika type of evergreen oak tree, Quercus suber
Esperanto korkokverko
  • korkokverkoa type of evergreen oak tree, Quercus suber
Finnish korkkitammi
  • korkkitammia type of evergreen oak tree, Quercus suber
French chêne-liège, liège
  • chêne-liègea type of evergreen oak tree, Quercus suber
  • liègea type of evergreen oak tree, Quercus suber
German Korkeiche
  • Korkeichea type of evergreen oak tree, Quercus suber
Hungarian paratölgy
  • paratölgya type of evergreen oak tree, Quercus suber
Icelandic korkeik
  • korkeika type of evergreen oak tree, Quercus suber
Italian sughero
  • sugheroa type of evergreen oak tree, Quercus suber
Latin sūber
  • sūbera type of evergreen oak tree, Quercus suber
Latvian korķozols
  • korķozolsa type of evergreen oak tree, Quercus suber
Lithuanian kamštinis ąžuolas
  • kamštinis ąžuolasa type of evergreen oak tree, Quercus suber
Polish dąb korkowy
  • dąb korkowya type of evergreen oak tree, Quercus suber
Portuguese sobreiro, alcornoque
  • sobreiroa type of evergreen oak tree, Quercus suber
  • alcornoquea type of evergreen oak tree, Quercus suber
Russian про́бковый дуб
  • про́бковый дуб (próbkovyj dub)a type of evergreen oak tree, Quercus suber
Slovak dub korkový
  • dub korkovýa type of evergreen oak tree, Quercus suber
Spanish alcornoque, sobrero (Salamanca)
  • alcornoquea type of evergreen oak tree, Quercus suber
  • sobrero (Salamanca)a type of evergreen oak tree, Quercus suber
Swedish korkek
  • korkeka type of evergreen oak tree, Quercus suber
Turkish sezü, mantar meşesi
  • sezüa type of evergreen oak tree, Quercus suber
  • mantar meşesia type of evergreen oak tree, Quercus suber
Ukrainian ду́б ко́рковий
  • ду́б ко́рковий (dúb kórkovyj)a type of evergreen oak tree, Quercus suber
Welsh derwen gorc
  • derwen gorca type of evergreen oak tree, Quercus suber
Cite this entry
APA

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“cork oak.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cork%20oak. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

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