an evergreen Mediterranean oak tree, Quercus suber, with a porous outer bark from which cork is obtained
Also called: cork tree
cork tree in American English
noun
1.
the cork oak, Quercus suber, of the beech family
2.
any of several Asian citrus trees of the genus Phellodendron, having a corky bark
Word origin
[1400–50; late ME]This word is first recorded in the period 1400–50. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: partition, peg, structure, transit, trunk
Examples of 'cork tree' in a sentence
cork tree
The site smelled fresh after a recent rain, the cork trees spongy and clean.
Globe and Mail (2003)
And very lovely it is (this terrace at least), befittingly wild in its abundance of birds and cacti, juniper and cork trees.
Times, Sunday Times (2018)
But the most ancient and remarkable site lies a few miles outside the city, up a dusty track through the cork trees.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
We walked to a quaint water mill at the base of a valley lined with cork trees for an idyllic picnic.