leitneria floridana

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

Leitneria floridana
    n 1: very small deciduous dioecious tree or shrub of damp
         habitats in southeastern United States having extremely
         light wood [syn: {corkwood}, {corkwood tree}, {Leitneria
         floridana}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Leitneria \Leitneria\ prop. n.
   A genus of trees or shrubs coextensive with the family
   {Leitneriaceae}, and including the corkwood ({Leitneria
   floridana}).

   Syn: family {Leitneriaceae}, corkwood family.
        [WordNet 1.5]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Corkwood \Cork"wood`\ (k[^o]rk"w[oo^]d`), n.
   1. The wood of the cork oak. [Obs.]
      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

   2. Any one of several trees or shrubs having light or corky
      wood; esp.:
      (a) In the United States, the tree {Leitneria floridana},
          a very small deciduous dioecious tree or shrub of damp
          habitats in the southeastern US having extremely light
          wood; -- called also the {corkwood tree}.
      (b) In the West Indies: (1) Either of the cotton trees
          {Ochroma lagopus} and {Pariti tiliaceum}. (2) The tree
          producing the aligator apple. (3) The blolly.
          [Webster 1913 Suppl. + WordNet 1.5]