† suberiformadj.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: suber n., -iform comb. form.

Etymology: < suber n. + -iform comb. form, after French subériforme (1800 in the passage translated in quot. 1804, or earlier). N.E.D. (1914) gives the pronunciation as (siube·rifǭɹm) /sjuːˈbɛrɪfɔːm/.

Obsolete.

Resembling cork, corky; (Botany) having the characteristics of suberized cells or tissue.

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society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > cork > [adjective] > resembling cork

suberous1670

corkish1708

corky1756

suberiform1804

suberose1814

subereous1826

1804 W. Nicholson tr. A.-F. de Fourcroy Gen. Syst. Chem. Knowl. II. 442 These differences determine the principal varieties which are distinguished in this substance; the flexible asbestos;..the interwoven, suberiform [Fr. subériforme], coriaceous asbestos.

1847–9 Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. IV. i. 19/1 Polypes distributed over the surface of a common mass, which is..composed of a suberiform substance supported by calcareous aciculi.

1865 Brit. Farmer’s Mag. 49 226/2 Suberiform caoutchouc: When recently cut, it resembles firm close cork in its colour and texture.

1888 W. Hillebrand Flora Hawaiian Islands 24 P[ittosporum] spathulatum... Capsule subquadrangular, pointed,..the suberiform epicarp deeply furrowed.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	suberiform
释义	† suberiformadj. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: suber n., -iform comb. form. Etymology: < suber n. + -iform comb. form, after French subériforme (1800 in the passage translated in quot. 1804, or earlier). N.E.D. (1914) gives the pronunciation as (siube·rifǭɹm) /sjuːˈbɛrɪfɔːm/. Obsolete. Resembling cork, corky; (Botany) having the characteristics of suberized cells or tissue. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > cork > [adjective] > resembling cork suberous1670 corkish1708 corky1756 suberiform1804 suberose1814 subereous1826 1804 W. Nicholson tr. A.-F. de Fourcroy Gen. Syst. Chem. Knowl. II. 442 These differences determine the principal varieties which are distinguished in this substance; the flexible asbestos;..the interwoven, suberiform [Fr. subériforme], coriaceous asbestos. 1847–9 Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. IV. i. 19/1 Polypes distributed over the surface of a common mass, which is..composed of a suberiform substance supported by calcareous aciculi. 1865 Brit. Farmer’s Mag. 49 226/2 Suberiform caoutchouc: When recently cut, it resembles firm close cork in its colour and texture. 1888 W. Hillebrand Flora Hawaiian Islands 24 P[ittosporum] spathulatum... Capsule subquadrangular, pointed,..the suberiform epicarp deeply furrowed. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < adj.1804
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