单词 | subereous |
释义 | subereousadj. Chiefly Botany and Zoology. Cork-like; = suberose adj.2 ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > cork > [adjective] > resembling cork suberous1670 corkish1708 corky1756 suberiform1804 suberose1814 subereous1826 1826 W. Kirby & W. Spence Introd. Entomol. IV. xlvi. 258 Substance..Subereous... A soft elastic substance somewhat resembling cork. 1872 J. D. Dana Corals & Coral Islands i. i. iii. 89 Lodes are porous and somewhat cork-like or subereous instead of horny. 1908 Official Gaz. (U.S. Patent Office) 29 Dec. 2129/2 A plug of subereous material adapted to expand to fit tightly in the neck [of a bottle]. 2003 Jrnl. Ecol. 91 499/2 The bark is reddish-brown, thin, scaly with a rough and irregular outer surface due to exfoliation of the subereous layers. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1826 |
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