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SUBERIZATION

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su⋅ber⋅i⋅za⋅tion

[soo-ber-uh-zey-shuhn]
–noun Botany.
the impregnation of cell walls with suberin, causing the formation of cork.

Origin:
1880–85; suberize + -ation
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su·ber·i·za·tion   (sōō'bər-ĭ-zā'shən)   
n.  Deposition of suberin on the walls of plant cells and their subsequent conversion into cork tissue.
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