suber
/soo-ber/US // ˈsu bər //
潜水员,潜水艇,郊区,潜艇
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
- : cork.
Examples
When the tree is some five years old, its whole energy is directed toward the increase of the suber.
But such a thing is rarely allowed to happen: the suber is of too much value to man.
In one species of oak this layer--which is called the suber--assumes a peculiar character and is of remarkable thickness.
That the suber of the Romans was our cork-tree, is generally and with justice admitted.
This name is as much of a mystery as the word “Suber” and its origin can only be guesswork.
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