suberose

English

Etymology 1

Latin suber (“the cork tree”): compare French subéreux.

Adjective

suberose (comparative more suberose, superlative most suberose)

  1. (botany) Having a corky texture.
    Synonym: suberous

Etymology 2

sub- +‎ erose

Adjective

suberose (not comparable)

  1. Somewhat or partly erose.
    • 2004, Memoirs of the New York Botanical Garden, volume 88, page 178:
      […] suberose to erose, non-decurrent margins […]
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