1.
[syn: corkwood, corkwood tree, Leitneria floridana]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
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]