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su⋅ber⋅ose

  [soo-buh-rohs]
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–adjective
of the nature of cork; corklike; corky.
Also, su⋅ber⋅ous  [soo-ber-uhs] .

Origin:
1835–45; < NL sūberōsus; see suber, -ose 1
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su·ber·ose   (sōō'bə-rōs')   
adj.  Of, relating to, or resembling cork or cork tissue.

[Latin sūber, cork + -ose1.]
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