suberose

adjective

su·​ber·​ose

-əˌrōs

variants or less commonly suberous

-ərəs

: having a corky texture resulting from or like that resulting from suberization

Word History

Etymology

New Latin suberosus, from Latin suber cork oak, cork + -osus -ose

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