Cork

Morpheme

Cork

Type

free base

Denotation

elastic outer bark of some species of oak trees

Etymology

Middle English cork; from either (1) Spanish corcho; Latin corticem, from cortex or (2) Spanish alcornoque; Arabic al- + Latin quercus

Evidence

cork, corkable, corkage, corkboard, corkborer, corked, corker, corkier, corkiest, corkiness, corking, corkish, corkite, corkless, corklike, corkline, corks, corkscrew, corkscrewlike, corky, recork, uncork

See Also

Querce, Cort