name, noun ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Cork, or the corresponding layer of woody tissue below the epidermis of a plant. dated, uncountable

   "In many trees the suber is very slightly developed. But this is not the case with the Cork-oak (Quercus suber)."

Proper Noun

1. 1
   A surname.

Example

More examples

"In many trees the suber is very slightly developed. But this is not the case with the Cork-oak (Quercus suber)."

Etymology

From Latin sūber.

Related phrases

suberic acid

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