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Leitneria floridana (gcide) | Leitneria \Leitneria\ prop. n.
A genus of trees or shrubs coextensive with the family
Leitneriaceae, and including the corkwood ({Leitneria
floridana}).
Syn: family Leitneriaceae, corkwood family.
[WordNet 1.5] |
Leitneria floridana (gcide) | Corkwood \Cork"wood`\ (k[^o]rk"w[oo^]d`), n.
1. The wood of the cork oak. [Obs.]
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
2. Any one of several trees or shrubs having light or corky
wood; esp.:
(a) 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.
(b) 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.
[Webster 1913 Suppl. + WordNet 1.5] |
leitneria floridana (wn) | Leitneria floridana
n 1: very small deciduous dioecious tree or shrub of damp
habitats in southeastern United States having extremely
light wood [syn: corkwood, corkwood tree, {Leitneria
floridana}] |
| podobné slovo | definícia |
Leitneria floridana (gcide) | Leitneria \Leitneria\ prop. n.
A genus of trees or shrubs coextensive with the family
Leitneriaceae, and including the corkwood ({Leitneria
floridana}).
Syn: family Leitneriaceae, corkwood family.
[WordNet 1.5]Corkwood \Cork"wood`\ (k[^o]rk"w[oo^]d`), n.
1. The wood of the cork oak. [Obs.]
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
2. Any one of several trees or shrubs having light or corky
wood; esp.:
(a) 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.
(b) 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.
[Webster 1913 Suppl. + WordNet 1.5] |
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