bark
- noun
- /bɑrk/
- We decided to strip the bark off the logs before building the cabin.
- tree bark
- bark mulch
- shredded bark
And they, they've been using iboga root bark for a very long time.
- And they, they've been using iboga root bark for a very long time.
- I would eat dragonflies and plants, tree barks, and some children even eat the muds.
- OK, step one is to measure my head with this piece of bark.
- The body, this part of the shield that's made of Willow bark.
Examples
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In addition, large quantities of bark were recovered for use as boiler fuel and landscape mulch.
Academic text (1995) -
There's some bark off that tree.
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A bit of bark, a root, or a mineral.
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Maybe later you can chew the bark off my big, fat log.
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First, the boys kept these ones in a small bark container and caught bugs to feed them.
Fiction book (1992) -
So once they go dormant, the the bark will turn brown.
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White Ash hacked a long section of bark from the light yellow wood.
Fiction book (1992) -
After the initial grinding, the bark mulch is watered and aged for a minimum of three months.
Academic text (1999) -
When they find a cavity, the aye-ayes rip open the bark with their sharp incisors.
Academic text (1993) -
The tree's bark protects it from pests and harsh weather.
Idioms
Compounds
- US
A light boat made from birch tree bark and used by Native people in North America
- Specialized
A small shrub with large pink sepals that people use as medicine for fever
- Indian
A tropical tree with smelly, poisonous bark and strong wood whose bark and seeds people use as medicine
- NSFW
A tropical American tree with rough, smelly poisonous outer layer and very hard wood used in traditional medicine
- Specialized
A spicy, fragrant inner bark from a small tropical tree used as a spice and medicine
- Archaic
Bark from a Colombian tree people used long ago to make medicine for malaria
- Specialized
A disease that kills American chestnut trees by making deep wounds in their bark
- Philippine
An evergreen tree from eastern Asia and the Philippines with large leathery leaves and small green white flower clusters
- Specialized
A fragrant bark from a small shrub used to make incense and health drinks
- Specialized
Bitter bark from a South American tree that flavors drinks and medicines
- US
A shrub or small tree that grows in southern US swamps whose bark is used to treat fever
- Archaic
Dried bark from a South American tree that contains quinine used to treat malaria
- Australian
Thin bark from the paper mulberry tree that people beat to make cloth in Polynesia
- Australian
A large Australian tree with a smooth pale trunk and light soft wood used for building
- Specialized
A small insect that makes holes in the bark of spruce trees and often kills them
- Specialized
A South American evergreen tree with aromatic bark used as a spice and medicine
- Specialized
A small group of mainly tropical shrubs and trees with scented bark
- Specialized
A South American evergreen tree with fragrant leaves, bark used as medicine, and soft light wood
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Bark (tree covering) comes from an old German word meaning 'skin' or 'cover', which is why bark is the tree's protective outer layer.