corkwood

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noun

Annona glabra, a plant found in the West Indies.

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agatiagustkaturaivegetable hummingbirdcorkwood treeLeitneria floridana
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Meanings

nouncorkwood (plural corkwoods)

plural corkwoods

  1. Any of numerous plants with bark or wood resembling cork, of diverse orders:
    1. Annona glabra, a plant found in the West Indies.
    2. Commiphora angolensis or sand corkwood, a shrub species growing mainly in Angola and Namibia.
    3. Duboisia spp., found in Australia.
    4. Endiandra sieberi, a corkwood from Australia in the laurel family.
    5. Caldcluvia paniculosa, a soft barked corkwood from Australia in the coachwood family.
    6. Entelea arborescens, a species found in New Zealand.
    7. Erythrina vespertilio (grey corkwood), a species from Australia.
    8. Hakea suberea, a species found in Australia.
    9. Leitneria floridana, a species found in southeastern North America.
    10. Melicope, a genus with species in Australia.
    11. Musanga cecropioides or African corkwood, a species found in Africa.
    12. Sesbania grandiflora, a species found in southeast Asia and northern Australia, with edible flowers.

      Synonyms: agati, agust, katurai, vegetable hummingbird

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSesbania grandiflora, a species found in southeast Asia and northern Australia, with edible flowers.

More synonyms by meaning

nounvery small deciduous dioecious tree or shrub of damp habitats in southeastern United States having extremely light wood

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corkwood treeLeitneria floridana
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

Translations

Māori houama, whau
  • houamaEntelea arborescens
  • whauEntelea arborescens
  • whauamaEntelea arborescens

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Chicago

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