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cork⋅wood

  [kawrk-wood]
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–noun
1. a stout shrub or small tree, Leitneria floridana, having light green deciduous leaves, woolly catkins, and a drupaceous fruit.
2. any of certain trees and shrubs yielding a light and porous wood, as the balsa.
Origin:
1750–60; cork + wood 1
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bal·sa   (bôl'sə)   
n.  

    1. A tropical American tree (Ochroma pyramidale) having wood that is soft, very light in weight, and that is used as a substitute for cork in insulation, floats, and crafts such as model airplanes.

    2. The wood of this tree. Also called corkwood.

  2. A raft consisting of a frame fastened to buoyant cylinders of wood or metal.


[Spanish.]
cork·wood   (kôrk'wŏŏd')   
n.  

  1. A deciduous shrub or small tree (Leitneria floridana) native to wet regions of the southeast United States and having soft lightweight wood.

  2. See balsa.

  3. Any of certain Australian shrubs or small trees of the genus Duboisia having leaves used for the commercial extraction of belladonna alkaloids.

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corkwood

fruit tree of tropical America valued for its roots. See custard apple.

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