leitneria floridana
NounWordNet 3.0
Noun (1)
- very small deciduous dioecious tree or shrub of damp habitats in southeastern United States having extremely light woodSynonyms: corkwoodcorkwood treeLeitneria floridana
Webster's Dictionary (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]