suber
/sˈubɚ/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.62 in modern English
7
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Cork, or the corresponding layer of woody tissue below the epidermis of a plant.
Dated; Uncountable
name
A surname.
Example Sentences
- "In many trees the suber is very slightly developed. But this is not the case with the Cork-oak (Quercus suber)."
Etymology
From Latin sūber.
Origin
- Source language: Latin
Word Breakdown
- Root: sūber