suber

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noun

Cork, or the corresponding layer of woody tissue below the epidermis of a plant.

OriginLatin sūber →
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Meanings

suber1

nounsuber (uncountable)
  1. dateduncountableengineeringCork, or the corresponding layer of woody tissue below the epidermis of a plant.

    In many trees the suber is very slightly developed. But this is not the case with the Cork-oak (Quercus suber).

    1869, Louis Figuier, The Vegetable World, page 39

Suber2

proper noun
  1. A surname.

Origin

  1. Latinsūber
  2. Englishsuber

From Latin sūber.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

rebusburesburseReubs
Cite this entry
APA

suber. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/suber

MLA

“suber.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/suber. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “suber,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/suber.

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