| alburnum |
the soft wood between the bark and the heartwood of a tree; sapwood. |
| angostura bark |
the bitter, strong-smelling bark of either of two South American rue trees, used in medicine and as a flavoring in bitters. |
| bark1 |
any sound similar to the bark of a dog. [3/7 definitions] |
| bark2 |
to remove the bark from. [1/3 definitions] |
| bark beetle |
a small weevil, the adults and larvae of which burrow under the bark of conifers and other trees to feed on the inner bark, often causing great damage. |
| barker2 |
a person or machine that removes bark from trees or prepares it for use in tanning leather. |
| barque |
variant of bark3. |
| basenji |
one of a breed of dogs originating in Africa, characterized by a smooth chestnut-brown coat and an inability to bark. |
| beech |
a deciduous tree of temperate regions that has smooth gray bark and bears small, edible nuts. [1/2 definitions] |
| birch |
a deciduous tree or shrub with close-grained, hard wood and smooth bark that can be peeled off. [1/5 definitions] |
| blackjack |
a small oak with black bark, found in the southeastern United States. [1/6 definitions] |
| blister rust |
any of several fungal diseases of pine trees, esp. the white pine, resulting in orange blisters on the bark. |
| blue gum |
a tall eucalyptus tree native to Australia and widely cultivated in California, with aromatic leaves and a smooth bark that peels off in shreds. |
| callus |
a thickened, toughened area of skin or other tissue, such as bone or bark. [1/3 definitions] |
| cambium |
a thin layer of cells occurring between the bark and wood of a vascular plant, and producing the growth of both. |
| cascara |
a North American buckthorn tree, from the bark of which a laxative, cascara sagrada, is derived. |
| cashew |
a tropical American evergreen tree whose bark is used to produce a medicinal gum. [1/2 definitions] |
| cassia |
a tropical Asian tree or its bark which yields a variety of cinnamon. [1/2 definitions] |
| cinchona |
any of various trees and shrubs native to South America and grown also in Asia, whose bark contains medicinal substances such as quinine. [2 definitions] |
| cinnamon |
a spice made from the inner bark of any of several tropical Asian trees. [2 definitions] |
| cork |
a species of oak native to the Mediterranean area, having thick, porous, water-resistant bark. [3/6 definitions] |