suberose
adjective
su·ber·ose
\-əˌrōs\
variants: less commonly
suberous
\-ərəs\Definition of suberose
: having a corky texture resulting from or like that resulting from suberization
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Origin and Etymology of suberose
New Latin suberosus, from Latin suber cork oak, cork + -osus -ose — more at suber
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