suberin
noun
su·ber·in
ˈsü-bə-rən 
: a complex fatty substance found especially in the cell walls of cork
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Even after the plant dies, the thinking goes, the carbon in the suberin should stay buried for centuries.
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Quanta Magazine, 2 Aug. 2021
That team at the Salk Institute has a really interesting proposal to modify roots to sequester more suberin, a form of carbon that stays in the soil for a long time.
—Washington Post, 22 Oct. 2019
Roots naturally make suberin, which can last for decades under ground.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 July 2019
Specifically, the products contain an extract of the cork oak called suberin, which the company touts as helping moisturize, stimulate cell renewal and reduce redness.
—Los Angeles Times, 31 July 2019
Funded with more than $35 million from The Audacious Project, the Harnessing Plants Initiative aims to store carbon in the form of suberin, the main ingredient in cork.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 July 2019
Quanta Magazine, 2 Aug. 2021
That team at the Salk Institute has a really interesting proposal to modify roots to sequester more suberin, a form of carbon that stays in the soil for a long time.
—Washington Post, 22 Oct. 2019
Roots naturally make suberin, which can last for decades under ground.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 July 2019
Specifically, the products contain an extract of the cork oak called suberin, which the company touts as helping moisturize, stimulate cell renewal and reduce redness.
—Los Angeles Times, 31 July 2019
Funded with more than $35 million from The Audacious Project, the Harnessing Plants Initiative aims to store carbon in the form of suberin, the main ingredient in cork.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 July 2019
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Word History
Etymology
French subérine, from Latin suber cork tree, cork
First Known Use
1830, in the meaning defined above
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suberin
noun
su·ber·in
ˈsü-bə-rən
: a complex fatty substance that is found in the cells of cork
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