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suberize

especially British, ··

[soo-buh-rahyz]

verb (used with object)

Botany.
suberized, suberizing 

  1. to convert into cork tissue.

suberize

/ ˈːəˌɪ /

verb

  1. (tr) botany to impregnate (cell walls) with suberin during the formation of corky tissue

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Other Word Forms

  • ˌܲˈپDz noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of suberize1

1880–85; < Latin ū cork + -ize

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