cork tree
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cork tree
n.
1. See cork oak.
2. Any of several deciduous trees of the genus Phellodendron native to eastern Asia and cultivated as ornamentals, especially P. amurense, having deeply furrowed, thick, corky bark.
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Noun | 1. | ![]() genus Phellodendron, Phellodendron - small genus of aromatic deciduous trees of east Asia often having thick corky bark tree - a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms |
2. | cork tree - prickly Australian coral tree having soft spongy wood coral tree, erythrina - any of various shrubs or shrubby trees of the genus Erythrina having trifoliate leaves and racemes of scarlet to coral red flowers and black seeds; cultivated as an ornamental |
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