cork oak

cork oak

noun
cork ( def 2 ).

Origin:
1870–75

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cork oak
 
n
Also called: cork tree an evergreen Mediterranean oak tree, Quercus suber, with a porous outer bark from which cork is obtained

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Cork oak is always a great word to know.
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