suberin

S1U1B3E1R1I1N1

noun

A waxy material found in the cell walls of cork and similar plants.

OriginFrench subérine →
Scrabble 9
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

nounsuberin (countable and uncountable, plural suberins)

plural suberins

  1. countableuncountablebiochemistryA waxy material found in the cell walls of cork and similar plants.

Origin

  1. Frenchsubérine
  2. Englishsuberin

From suber + -in. From the French subérine.

More words from French

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Bulgarian суберин
  • суберин (suberin)waxy material found in the cell wall of corky plants
French subérine
  • subérinewaxy material found in the cell wall of corky plants
German Suberin
  • Suberinwaxy material found in the cell wall of corky plants
Italian suberina
  • suberinawaxy material found in the cell wall of corky plants
Korean 수베린, 코르크질
  • 수베린 (suberin)waxy material found in the cell wall of corky plants
  • 코르크질 (koreukeu-jil)waxy material found in the cell wall of corky plants
Turkish mantar özü
  • mantar özüwaxy material found in the cell wall of corky plants
Cite this entry
APA

suberin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/suberin

MLA

“suberin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/suberin. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “suberin,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/suberin.

Source: suberin on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.