Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cork oak

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.58 in modern English

Syllables: cork oak
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A type of evergreen oak tree, Quercus suber, native to southwest Europe and northwest Africa, the bark of which is the source of cork.

Inflected Forms

cork oaks (plural)

Synonyms

quercus suber

Questions

What does cork oak mean?: A type of evergreen oak tree, Quercus suber, native to southwest Europe and northwest Africa, the bark of which is the source of cork.

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