corkwood

[ kawrk-wood ]

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noun

a stout shrub or small tree, Leitneria floridana, having light green deciduous leaves, woolly catkins, and a drupaceous fruit.
any of certain trees and shrubs yielding a light and porous wood, as the balsa.

corkwood

/ ˈkɔːkˌwʊd /

a small tree, Leitneria floridana, of the southeastern US, having very lightweight porous wood: family Leitneriaceae
any other tree with light porous wood
the wood of any of these trees

First recorded in 1750–60; cork + wood ¹

The results of these tests indicate that there is no essential oil in corkwood obtainable by steam distillation.

Among the different varieties of trees are corkwood, sandal, myrtle, and pimento.

The first operation, that is, the first thing done with the corkwood, is the sorting.

Appended is a diagram that will give some idea of the utilization of corkwood.

Certain other Florida plants accompanied it, one of which was corkwood (Leitneria floridana).

April 19, 2024tortuous

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