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Meaning of "corkwood" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF CORKWOOD

corkwood  [ˈkɔːkˌwʊd] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CORKWOOD

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Corkwood is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CORKWOOD MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Corkwood

Corkwood is a common name of a number of plants: ▪ Annona glabra, a plant found in the West Indies ▪ Commiphora angolensis or sand corkwood, a shrub species growing mainly in Angola and Namibia ▪ Duboisia, a genus with species found in Australia ▪ Endiandra sieberi, a corkwood from Australia in the laurel family ▪ Caldcluvia paniculosa, a soft barked corkwood from Australia in the coachwood family ▪ Entelea arborescens, a species found in New Zealand ▪ Erythrina vespertilio, or grey Corkwood, a species from Australia ▪ Hakea suberea, a species found in Australia ▪ Leitneria floridana, a species found in southeastern North America ▪ Melicope, a genus with species in Australia ▪ Musanga cecropioides or African corkwood, a species found in Africa ▪ Sesbania grandiflora, a species found in southeast Asia and northern Australia, with edible flowers...

Definition of corkwood in the English dictionary

The first definition of corkwood in the dictionary is a small tree, Leitneria floridana, of the southeastern US, having very lightweight porous wood: family Leitneriaceae. Other definition of corkwood is any other tree with light porous wood. Corkwood is also the wood of any of these trees.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CORKWOOD


blackwood
ˈblækˌwʊd
Bollywood
ˈbɒlɪˌwʊd
Brentwood
ˈbrɛntˌwʊd
Fleetwood
ˈfliːtˌwʊd
greenwood
ˈɡriːnˌwʊd
hardwood
ˈhɑːdˌwʊd
Hollywood
ˈhɒlɪˌwʊd
inkwood
ˈɪŋkˌwʊd
Isherwood
ˈɪshəˌwʊd
milkwood
ˈmɪlkˌwʊd
plywood
ˈplaɪˌwʊd
porkwood
ˈpɔːkˌwʊd
prickwood
ˈprɪkˌwʊd
redwood
ˈrɛdˌwʊd
rosewood
ˈrəʊzˌwʊd
Sherwood
ˈʃɜːˌwʊd
snakewood
ˈsneɪkˌwʊd
stinkwood
ˈstɪŋkˌwʊd
underwood
ˈʌndəˌwʊd
Westwood
ˈwɛstˌwʊd

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CORKWOOD

cork
cork cambium
cork oak
cork tree
cork-tipped
corkage
corkboard
corkborer
corked
corker
corkiness
corking
corkir
corklike
Corkonian
corkscrew
corkscrew curls
corkscrew grass
corkwing
corm

WORDS THAT END LIKE CORKWOOD

Atwood
candlewood
cottonwood
dogwood
driftwood
Eastwood
elmwood
firewood
from the wood
Goodwood
kingwood
Kollywood
oakwood
out of the wood
pinewood
sandalwood
Stockwood
Wedgwood
wildwood
wood

Synonyms and antonyms of corkwood in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «corkwood» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CORKWOOD

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

Translator English - Chinese

corkwood
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

corkwood
570 millions of speakers

English

corkwood
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

corkwood
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

corkwood
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

пробковое дерево
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

corkwood
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সোলা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

liège
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Corkwood
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

corkwood
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

corkwood
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

corkwood
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Corkwood
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cây có gổ nhẹ và xốp
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

இலேசான மரவகை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कॉर्कवुड
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

mantar ağacı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

corkwood
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

corkwood
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

коркове дерево
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

corkwood
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

corkwood
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

kanniedood
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

corkwood
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Corkwood
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of corkwood

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CORKWOOD»

The term «corkwood» is regularly used and occupies the 98.930 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CORKWOOD» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «corkwood» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «corkwood» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CORKWOOD»

Discover the use of corkwood in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to corkwood and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Sappi Tree Spotting: Lifer List
... 285.1 284 277 278 280 282.1 283 285 287 Commiphora africana - B Poison- grub Corkwood Gifkanniedood Commiphora angolensis - K Sand Corkwood Sandkanniedood Commiphora capensis Namaqua Corkwood Namakwa- kanniedood ...
Kevin Balkwill, 2004
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The Shrubs and Woody Vines of Florida: A Reference and Field ...
LEITNERIACEAE. —. CORKWOOD. FAMILY. The Leitneriaceae is thought to be the only family of the order Leitneriales. The primitive corkwood, described below , is the family's only species.
Gil Nelson, 1996
3
Sappi Tree Spotting: Kwazulu-Natal and Eastern Cape
The Copper-stem Corkwood grows singly among other species of trees, t It is easiest to find on Rocky Outcrops of Savannah and Woodland of B in the north, t It can also be found in Low-lying and Sand Forests of C, as well as in Riverine and ...
Val Thomas, Rina Grant, 2004
4
Trees of Eastern North America
leItnerIaceae: corkwood FamIly The corkwood family includes a single species distributed sporadically in the East. Some experts now include the genus Leitneria within the quassia family (Simaroubaceae), based on the hypothesis that the ...
Gil Nelson, Christopher J. Earle, Richard Spellenberg, 2014
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ILLUSTRATED BOOK OF TREES: Revised Edition
CORKWOOD. The lightweight, very brittle, rather thick, reddish brown stems, entire-margined, thick, leathery leaves, which are velvetyhairy beneath, are most distinct. Few other angiosperm tree species are so adapted to water. Summer.
William Carey Grimm, 2002
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The Wildlife of Southern Africa: A Field Guide to the ...
3 RED-STEM CORKWOOD Commiphora harveyi 5-15 m. Bark dark green, with large, papery, coppery pieces peeling off. No spines. Leaves 200 mm, three pairs leaflets plus terminal one, 50-70 mm. Seed with four-lobed pseudaril. Hot, rocky ...
Vincent Carruthers, 2005
7
The Complete Guide To Herbal Medicines
Important points to remember • Don't use corkwood if you're allergic to atropine or if you have glaucoma, heart or blood vessel disease, intestinal or urinary tract obstruction, myasthenia gravis, or kidney disease. • Avoid corkwood if you're ...
Charles W. Fetrow, Juan R. Avila, 2000
8
Sappi Tree Spotting: Bushveld, Including Pilanesberg and ...
... Sourplum 114 Moepel Red-milkwood 224 Pipe-stem Fingerleaf 234 Rock Tree -nettle 206 Squat Star-chestnut 100 Tall Firethorn Corkwood 204 Velvet Bushwillow 190 White Kirkia 210 Black Monkey-orange 124 Broad-pod Elephant -root 67 ...
Rina Grant, Val Thomas, 2005
9
Handbook of Medicinal Herbs, Second Edition
CORKWOOD TREE, PITURI (Duboisia myoporoides R.Br.) X Activities ( Corkwood Tree) — Hallucinogen (1; CRC); Hypnotic (f; CRC); Intoxicant (f; CRC); Mydriatic (f; CRC); Narcotic (1; CRC); Poison (f; CRC); Sedative (f; CRC); Stimulant (f; ...
James A. Duke, 2002
10
The Trees of Florida: A Reference and Field Guide
Corkwood (Leitneria floridana) is one of Florida's more unique and interesting species. Most taxonomists now include it within the Simaroubaceae (order Sapindales), although it differs from that family in several important characters. Here it is ...
Gil Nelson, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CORKWOOD»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term corkwood is used in the context of the following news items.
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Property transfers
Huyen K. Vu to Quynh Tran and Quan Mai, Section I, 2704 Corkwood Court, Lot 13, Block A, Sand Ridge. Cara Miller, Cara A. Skarosi and ... «The Augusta Chronicle, Jun 15»
2
Namibia: Road trip reveals country beyond the safari
After mixing it with animal fat, wild mint and corkwood are stirred into the paste, along with sourgrass if they can find it. We drove south to ... «SFGate, May 15»
3
Man accused of firing shots at neighbor
Memphis police officers say Alvin Jones, 41, fired several rounds with a handgun near his home in the 5000 block of Corkwood Drive. "He shot ... «WMC Action News 5, May 15»
4
Couple accused of running a chop shop
Lake County sheriff's detectives eventually learned of a warehouse at 14200 Corkwood Lane in Astatula,where the couple had allegedly been ... «Daily Commercial, May 15»
5
Bobbing for fishing fun
That's because they were frequently home-made from pieces of corkwood. Some modern bobbers are still made of cork, although plastic is ... «Lebanon Democrat, May 15»
6
Strictly Business: Scottish Games offer plenty of kilt curiosity
Subway (709 Main St.), Court Street Cafe (929 Court St.), Corkwood Restaurant (117 W. Court St.) and, most recently, Stack'd & Brew'd (540 ... «Daily Democrat, Apr 15»
7
R40 million for a house next to Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma and …
Properties along Milkwood, Cherrywood and Corkwood, the most sought-after addresses, are on the market for up to R40-million. «Times LIVE, Mar 15»
8
Cultivating a local cure for cancer
Later, macadamia oil was used as a (fairly trivial) nutritional supplement and we now pop pills with hyoscine from the Australian Corkwood ... «ABC Online, Feb 15»
9
Lancaster shooting leaves man dead on Corkwood Avenue
LANCASTER — Sheriff's deputies are investigating the shooting death of a man in the 45400 block of Corkwood Avenue, investigators said ... «LA Daily News, Jan 15»
10
If You Want To Make New Discoveries Go East, Says Gold Road's …
But the rest will go onto prospects like Corkwood, which was the subject of 25,000 metres of aircore drilling in 2014, and where follow up RC ... «Minesite, Nov 14»

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