Noun: cork tree kork tree
- Deciduous tree of China and Manchuria having a turpentine aroma and handsome compound leaves turning yellow in autumn and deeply fissured corky bark
"The cork tree's bark develops deep fissures as it ages";
- Phellodendron amurense
- Prickly Australian coral tree having soft spongy wood
"The cork tree's unusual texture made it stand out in the forest";
- Erythrina vespertilio
Derived forms: cork trees
Type of: coral tree, erythrina, tree
Part of: genus Phellodendron, Phellodendron
Encyclopedia: Cork tree