What is "corkwood"

Porkwood \Pork"wood`\, n. (Bot.) The coarse-grained brownish yellow wood of a small tree ( Pisonia obtusata) of Florida and the West Indies. Also called pigeon wood, beefwood, and corkwood.

n. 1 Any of numerous plants: 2 # (taxlink Annona glabra species noshow=1), a plant found in the West Indies. 3 # (taxlink Commiphora angolensis species noshow=1) or sand corkwood, a shrub species growing mainly in Angola and Namibia. 4 # (taxlink Duboisia species noshow=1), a genus with species found in Australia. 5 # (taxlink Endiandra sieberi species noshow=1), a corkwood from Australia in the laurel family. 6 # (taxlink Caldcluvia paniculosa species noshow=1), a soft barked corkwood from Australia in the coachwood family. 7 # (taxlink Entelea arborescens species noshow=1), a species found in New Zealand. 8 # (taxlink Erythrina vespertilio species noshow=1), or grey Corkwood, a species from Australia. 9 # (taxlink Hakea suberea species noshow=1), a species found in Australia. 10 # (taxlink Leitneria floridana species noshow=1), a species found in southeastern North America. 11 # (taxlink Melicope genus noshow=1), a genus with species in Australia. 12 # (taxlink Musanga cecropioides species noshow=1) or African corkwood, a species found in Africa. 13 # (taxlink Sesbania grandiflora species noshow=1), a species found in southeast Asia and northern Australia, with edible flowers. 14 The wood of ''Quercus suber'', the cork oak.

n. very small deciduous dioecious tree or shrub of damp habitats in southeastern United States having extremely light wood [syn: corkwood tree, Leitneria floridana]

Corkwood is a common name of a number of plants:

• Annona glabra, a plant found in the West Indies
• Commiphora angolensis or sand corkwood, a shrub species growing mainly in Angola and Namibia
• Duboisia, a genus with species found in Australia
• Endiandra sieberi, a corkwood from Australia in the laurel family
• Caldcluvia paniculosa, a soft barked corkwood from Australia in the coachwood family
• Entelea arborescens, a species found in New Zealand
• Erythrina vespertilio, or grey Corkwood, a species from Australia
• Hakea divaricata, a species found in Australia
• Hakea ivoryi, a species found in Australia
• Hakea suberea, a species found in Australia
• Leitneria floridana, a species found in southeastern North America
• Melicope, a genus with species in Australia
• Musanga cecropioides or African corkwood, a species found in Africa
• Sesbania grandiflora, a species found in southeast Asia and northern Australia, with edible flowers