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cork oak

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cork oak
n.
A Mediterranean evergreen oak tree (Quercus suber) having thick bark that is periodically stripped, yielding commercial cork. Also called cork tree.
cork oak
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) an evergreen Mediterranean oak tree, Quercus suber, with a porous outer bark from which cork is obtained Also called cork tree
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Noun1.cork oakcork oak - medium-sized evergreen oak of southern Europe and northern Africa having thick corky bark that is periodically stripped to yield commercial cork
Quercus suber
oak tree, oak - a deciduous tree of the genus Quercus; has acorns and lobed leaves; "great oaks grow from little acorns"
Translations
cork oak n → quercia da sughero, sughera
cork oak n → quercia da sughero, sughera


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About 50 percent of the world's cork supply comes from forests in Portugal and Spain, where farmers strip the bark off cork oak trees for the wine industry.
Organic grapes, organic wine: the harvest is bountiful, but the ... by Gleason, Paul / E
The cork is harvested every nine years and each cork oak is capable of producing 15-16 harvests over its 150 year lifespan.
Focus on Portugal: Portuguese materials such as ceramics, stone and ... by Slessor, Catherine / The Architectural Review
The bark of cork oak trees regenerates, allowing the trees to be safely stripped in nine-year intervals to create natural wine corks.
Cork protects wildlife by American Forests
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