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/sooh bear"ee euhs/, adj.of the nature of or resembling cork; suberose.[1820-30; < L subereus; see SUBER, -EOUS]
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Subereous — Su*be re*ous, a. [L. subereus of the cork tree.] Of or pertaining to cork; of the nature of cork; suberose. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
subereous — adj. resembling cork, corky … English contemporary dictionary
subereous — su·be·re·ous … English syllables
subereous — /suˈbɪəriəs/ (say sooh bearreeuhs) adjective of the nature of or resembling cork; suberose. {Latin sūbereus} …
subereous — a. pertaining to or like cork. ♦ suberise, v.t. convert into corky tissue. ♦ suberose, a. like cork … Dictionary of difficult words
subereous — adj. (also suberic, suberose) 1 of or concerning cork. 2 corky. Etymology: L suber cork, cork oak … Useful english dictionary
su|ber|in — «SOO buhr ihn», noun. a substance in cork tissue that gives cork its waterproof quality. ╂[< Latin sūber (see etym. under subereous (Cf. ↑subereous)) + English in] … Useful english dictionary
su|ber|ize — «SOO buh ryz», transitive verb, ized, iz|ing. Botany to change (a cell wall) into cork tissue by the formation of suberin. ╂[< Latin sūber, eris (see etym. under subereous (Cf. ↑subereous)) + English ize] … Useful english dictionary
suberic — adjective see subereous … Useful english dictionary
su|ber|ose — «SOO buh rohs», adjective. of or like cork; corky; subereous … Useful english dictionary
