suber

noun

su·​ber

ˈsübə(r)

plural -s

: corky plant tissue : phellem

especially : the outer bark of the cork oak

Word History

Etymology

Latin, probably of non-Indo-European origin; akin to the source of Greek syphar wrinkled skin

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