*corkwood*

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 ]