a natural object that covers or envelops

(botany) the usually underground organ that lacks buds or leaves or nodes; absorbs water and mineral salts; usually it anchors the plant to the ground

a division of a stem, or secondary stem arising from the main stem of a plant

the main stem of a tree; usually covered with bark; the bole is usually the part that is commercially useful for lumber

resembling the rough bark of a tree

remove the bark of a tree

cover with bark

aromatic bark used as a spice

aromatic bark of the cassia-bark tree; less desirable as a spice than Ceylon cinnamon bark

aromatic bark of Saigon cinnamon used medicinally as a carminative

dried bark of various magnolias; used in folk medicine

bark rich in tannin; bruised and cut in pieces to use for tanning; spent tanbark used as a ground covering

(botany) the usually underground organ that lacks buds or leaves or nodes; absorbs water and mineral salts; usually it anchors the plant to the ground

a division of a stem, or secondary stem arising from the main stem of a plant

the main stem of a tree; usually covered with bark; the bole is usually the part that is commercially useful for lumber