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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CORK OAK

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Cork oak is a noun.
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WHAT DOES CORK OAK MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Quercus suber

Quercus suber, commonly called the cork oak, is a medium-sized, evergreen oak tree in the section Quercus sect. Cerris. It is the primary source of cork for wine bottle stoppers and other uses, such as cork flooring. It is native to southwest Europe and northwest Africa. It grows to up to 20 m, although it is typically more stunted in its native environment. The leaves are 4 to 7 cm long, weakly lobed or coarsely toothed, dark green above, paler beneath, with the leaf margins often downcurved. The acorns are 2 to 3 cm long, in a deep cup fringed with elongated scales.

Definition of cork oak in the English dictionary

The definition of cork oak in the dictionary is an evergreen Mediterranean oak tree, Quercus suber, with a porous outer bark from which cork is obtained Also called: cork tree.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CORK OAK

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Corkonian
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WORDS THAT END LIKE CORK OAK

blackjack oak
bog oak
bur oak
common oak
desert oak
English oak
evergreen oak
heart of oak
holly oak
holm oak
live oak
native oak
pin oak
poison oak
red oak
sessile oak
silky oak
sport one´s oak
Turkey oak
white oak

Synonyms and antonyms of cork oak in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «cork oak» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CORK OAK

Find out the translation of cork oak to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of cork oak from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «cork oak» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

栓皮栎
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

alcornoque
570 millions of speakers

English

cork oak
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

कॉर्क ओक
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الفلين البلوط
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

пробковый дуб
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

sobreiro
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কর্ক ওক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

chêne-liège
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Gabus oak
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Korkeichen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

コルクガシ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

코르크 오크
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Cork oak
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nút chai gỗ sồi
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கார்க் ஓக்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कॉर्क ओक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Mantar meşe
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

quercia da sughero
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

dąb korkowy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

корковий дуб
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

plută stejar
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

φελλό
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

kurkeik
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

korkek
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

korkeik
5 millions of speakers

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about cork oak

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CORK OAK»

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Cork Oak Woodlands on the Edge: Ecology, Adaptive ...
Cork Oak Woodlands on the Edge provides a synthesis of the most up-to-date, scientific, and practical information on the management of cork oak woodlands and the cultural systems that depend on cork oak.
James Aronson, João Santos Pereira, Juli G. Pausas, 2012
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Cork: Biology, Production and Uses: Biology, Production and Uses
Cork oak and cork growth modelling 150 6.3. The sustainability of cork oak forests 156 6.4. Conclusions 159 References 159 The whole cork chain from the forest to the consumer relies on the regular and sustainable production of cork and ...
Helena Pereira, 2011
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A Classification of Palaearctic Habitats
45.2 Cork-oak forests 45.21 Tyrrhenian cork-oak forests 45.211 Provençal cork- oak woodland 45.212 Corsican cork-oak woodland 45.213 Sardinian cork-oak forests 45.214 Central Italian cork-oak forests 45.215 Southern Italian cork-oak ...
Pierre Devilliers, Jean Devilliers-Terschuren, 1996
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Quercus ilex L. ecosystems: function, dynamics and management
Evidence. for. hybridization. between. sympatric. holm-oak. and. cork-oak. in. Spain. based. on. diagnostic. enzyme. markers. J. A. Elena-Rossello,1 R. Lumaret2*, E. Cabrera1 & H. Michaud2 1 Departamento de Biologia Vegetal, Facultad de ...
F. Romane, J. Terradas, 1992
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Managing Forest Ecosystems: The Challenge of Climate Change: ...
and cork oak (Quercus suber L.). Three different methodological approaches have been used. The first approach is to use growth models to evaluate the carbon sequestration in both cork and wood over the life of a cork oak plantation.
Felipe Bravo, 2008
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The New England Farmer
The bark of the Cork Oak could be transported to the Northern States or made into corks on the spot, and thus become a great article of commerce. It is computed that 120 millions of corks are annually used in France ; 2500 tons of cork were ...
Thomas Greene Fessenden, 1832
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Resurrecting the Granary of Rome: Environmental History and ...
Among the earliest attractions for these companies were the cork oak forests, estimated at about 445,000 hectares in 1843; the potential profit from cork products,especially corks for bottles,proved irresistible for many.212 As early as 1841 the ...
Diana K. Davis, 2007
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Martens and Fishers (Martes) in Human-Altered Environments: ...
Chapter 7 RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN STONE MARTENS, GENETS AND CORK OAK WOODLANDS IN PORTUGAL Margarida Santos-Reis, Maria João Santos, Sofia Lourenço, João Tiago Marques, Iris Pereira, and Bruno Pinto Abstract: 1.
Daniel J. Harrison, Angela K. Fuller, Gilbert Proulx, 2006
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How We Work and Live, Forest Workers Talk about Themselves: ...
Pedro Antonio Casavelha, Portugal Cork oak peeling is the best job I can find. No other job will pay as much because here I make €10 an hour, plus benefits like food. In other jobs around here I would not get more than €5 an hour.
‎2003
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Non-wood Forest Products from Temperate Broad-leaved Trees
Cork is the soft tissue found in the inner bark of the cork oak (Quercus suber- family Fagaceae), an evergreen oak that occurs in the western Mediterranean region. While other trees may contain layers of soft, spongy inner bark, e.g. Douglas fir ...
William M. Ciesla, 2002

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CORK OAK»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term cork oak is used in the context of the following news items.
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In Spain, an Eco-Tour That Follows Cork From Tree to Bottle
... are raised eating cork oak acorns. Nights are spent in either a high-end hotel tucked in to a refurbished medieval building or an agritourismo, ... «New York Times, Jul 15»
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A Grand 17th-Century Townhome for $180000 in the Alentejo
In the shade of holm and cork oak trees, pigs snuffle for acorns. In spring wild flowers carpet the ground. It feels uncrowded, undiscovered, and ... «International Living, Jul 15»
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What a corker! The eco-friendly material is proving to be a hit on the …
Cork is the bark of the Cork Oak (Quercus Suber). Once the tree has reached maturity, at about 25 years, the bark is stripped from its trunk — a ... «Daily Mail, Jun 15»
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Estimating water needs for drought-stressed trees
... Grecian sweet bay laurel, Canary Island date palm, Chinese pistache, coast live oak, cork oak, African sumac and Japanese pagoda tree. «Napa Valley Register, Jun 15»
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Wine - How Plastics Can Help Reduce Its Environmental Footprint
Traditional wine corks are made from cork oak trees that grow thick bark. The bark is harvested from time to time to make corks. One drawback: ... «GlobeNewswire, Jun 15»
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Interactive map: Tour the 2015 US Senior Open course
​The green is fronted by a cork oak that slaps down less-than-perfect shots coming from the left rough. The fairway pinches in from the left, forcing players to ... «Sacramento Bee, Jun 15»
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Herhold: The oaks vs. the maples -- trouble with the trees
So when I heard that eight trees -- seven coastal oaks and one cork oak -- were cut down in March 2014 and replaced with the Japanese ... «San Jose Mercury News, Jun 15»
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Cork rises to the top as a high-end design material
... than 50 per cent of the world's cork, where the bark is stripped from the trunk of the cork oak every nine years without damaging the tree. «Financial Times, May 15»
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Big switch: Screw tops for fine wine
Since wines started flowing into glass bottles in the 15th century, corks made from the bark of the cork oak tree have been the main stopper. «Visalia Times-Delta, May 15»
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Matt Keightley talks about designing RHS Chelsea Flower Show …
Creating interest for passers-by on the show's Main Avenue and bringing the scene into view for visitors, is a ten metre, cork oak tree. “This tree ... «Maidenhead Advertiser, May 15»

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