Corkwood \Cork"wood`\ (k[^o]rk"w[oo^]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.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |