a. Bot. [ad. mod.L. sūberōsus: see SUBER + -OSE1.] Having the appearance of cork; corky in form or texture.

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1845–50.  Mrs. Lincoln, Lect. Bot., App. v. 204. Suberose, corky.

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1846.  Dana, Zooph. (1848), 609. Suberose, of varying form.

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1887.  W. Phillips, Brit. Discomycetes, 378. Disc … encircled by a dehiscent,… distinct, suberose, friable ring.

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