Meanings
plural corkwoods
- Any of numerous plants with bark or wood resembling cork, of diverse orders:
- Annona glabra, a plant found in the West Indies.
- Commiphora angolensis or sand corkwood, a shrub species growing mainly in Angola and Namibia.
- Duboisia spp., found in Australia.
- Endiandra sieberi, a corkwood from Australia in the laurel family.
- Caldcluvia paniculosa, a soft barked corkwood from Australia in the coachwood family.
- Entelea arborescens, a species found in New Zealand.
- Erythrina vespertilio (grey corkwood), a species from Australia.
- Hakea suberea, a species found in Australia.
- Leitneria floridana, a species found in southeastern North America.
- Melicope, a genus with species in Australia.
- Musanga cecropioides or African corkwood, a species found in Africa.
- Sesbania grandiflora, a species found in southeast Asia and northern Australia, with edible flowers.
Synonyms: agati, agust, katurai, vegetable hummingbird
- The wood of Quercus suber (cork oak).
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
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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corkwood. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/corkwood
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