HyperDic: cork_oak

English > 1 sense of the expression cork oak:
NOUNplantcork oak, Quercus subermedium-sized evergreen oak of southern Europe and northern Africa having thick corky bark that is periodically stripped to yield commercial cork
English > cork oak: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaningmedium-sized evergreen oak of southern Europe and northern Africa having thick corky bark that is periodically stripped to yield commercial cork.
SynonymQuercus suber
Broaderoak, oak treeA deciduous tree of the genus Quercus
Spanishalcornoque
Catalanalzina surera, Quercus suber, surera

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