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very small deciduous dioecious tree or shrub of damp habitats in southeastern United States having extremely light wood

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  1. n. very small deciduous dioecious tree or shrub of damp habitats in southeastern United States having extremely light wood
  2. 1. The wood of the cork oak. [Obs.] 2. Any one of several trees or shrubs having light or corky wood; esp.: (a) In the United States, the tree Leitneria floridana. (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.
  3. The tree producing the aligator apple. (3)
  4. n. very small deciduous dioecious tree or shrub of damp habitats in southeastern United States having extremely light wood