Phrase guide

cork tree

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

cork oak

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

prickly Australian coral tree having soft spongy wood

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Erythrina vespertilio

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: coral tree, erythrina

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noun

Meaning 3

deciduous tree of China and Manchuria having a turpentine aroma and handsome compound leaves turning yellow in autumn and deeply fissured corky bark

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Phellodendron amurense

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: tree

History

Etymology

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