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Meanings of quercus suber in English

Portuguese
sobreiro
Catalan
surera
Spanish
alcornoque

Medium-sized evergreen oak of southern Europe and northern Africa having thick corky bark that is periodically stripped to yield commercial cork.

sobreiro
Usage of quercus suber in English
1
It is fast growing and sustainable, harvested only once every nine years from the bark of the oak tree Quercus suber.
The Irish Times
2
And did you know that the Quercus suber or cork oak, the one you see in southern France, Spain and elsewhere, grows in Ireland?
The Irish Times
Translations for quercus suber
Portuguese
sobreiro
Spanish
alcornoque