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The Collaborative International Dictionary
corkwood tree

Corkwood \Cork"wood`\ (k[^o]rk"w[oo^]d`), n.

  1. The wood of the cork oak. [Obs.]

  2. Any one of several trees or shrubs having light or corky wood; esp.:

    1. In the United States, the tree Leitneria floridana, a very small deciduous dioecious tree or shrub of damp habitats in the southeastern US having extremely light wood; -- called also the corkwood tree.

    2. In the West Indies: (1) Either of the cotton trees Ochroma lagopus and Pariti tiliaceum. (2) The tree producing the aligator apple. (3) The blolly.

WordNet
corkwood tree

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