cork
The dead protective tissue between the bark and cambium in woody plants, with suberin deposits making it impervious to gasses and water.
Other meanings
The phellem of the cork oak, used for making bottle stoppers, flotation devices, and insulation material.
A bottle stopper made from this or any other material.
“Snobs feel it's hard to call it wine with a straight face when the cork is made of plastic.”
A kind of
- bark
- plant material
Word history
From Spanish "corcho" (cork (material or object)).
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “cork” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.