corkwood : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: corkwood	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for corkwood
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
corkwood n very small deciduous dioecious tree or shrub of damp habitats in southeastern United States having extremely light wood Synonym(s): corkwood, corkwood tree, Leitneria floridana
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Corkwood \Cork"wood`\ (k[ocir]rk"w[oocr]d`), n. 1. The wood of the cork oak. [Obs.] 2. Any one of several trees or shrubs having light or corky wood; esp.: (a) In the United States, the tree {Leitneria floridana}. (b) In the West Indies: (1) Either of the cotton trees {Ochroma lagopus} and {Pariti tiliaceum}. (2) The tree producing the aligator apple. (3) The blolly.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Porkwood \Pork"wood`\, n. (Bot.) The coarse-grained brownish yellow wood of a small tree ({Pisonia obtusata}) of Florida and the West Indies. Also called {pigeon wood}, {beefwood}, and {corkwood}.