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Pariti tiliaceum

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.