corkwood
Buoyant tree material
Corkwood refers to several trees and shrubs with unusually light, spongy wood resembling cork.
The name applies to various unrelated species across different regions—including a Florida native, several Australian trees, and tropical American species.
The wood's buoyant quality makes it useful for floats and stoppers: Fishermen carved floats from corkwood.
Coniferous tree lumber
- balsaExtremely light timber
- fine-grainedComposed of minute particles
- workableAble to be implemented
- pithCore or crux
Remains on surface
- lightweightLacking mass or importance
- buoyantAble to float
- life preserverBuoyant rescue device
- raftFlat water conveyance
pontoon · floating · water-resistant · low-density · porous · spongy · airy
Waterlogged land ecosystem
- swampWaterlogged land with vegetation
- endemicNative to one area
- shrubSmall woody plant
- nativeOriginating from a place
marsh · southeastern · rare · deciduous · dioecious · understory · conservation · threatened
Shaping by cutting away
- whittlingKnife-carving wood into shapes
- woodworkCraft of building with lumber
- model-makingBuilding scaled-down replicas
- decoysObjects meant to mislead
sculpture · folk art · handcrafted · artisan · knife work · bottle stoppers
Pertaining to warmth
- soundproofingPreventing noise transmission
- acousticRelating to sound
- insulatingPreventing heat or electricity passage
- packing materialCushioning for shipped items
softwood
Coniferous tree lumber
- balsaExtremely light timber
- fine-grainedComposed of minute particles
- workableAble to be implemented
floats
Remains on surface
- lightweightLacking mass or importance
- buoyantAble to float
- life preserverBuoyant rescue device
raft · pontoon · floating · water-resistant · low-density · porous · spongy · airy
wetland
Waterlogged land ecosystem
native · marsh · southeastern · rare · deciduous · dioecious · understory · conservation · threatened · habitat
carving
Shaping by cutting away
- whittlingKnife-carving wood into shapes
- woodworkCraft of building with lumber
- model-makingBuilding scaled-down replicas
decoys · sculpture · folk art · handcrafted · artisan · knife work · bottle stoppers
thermal
Pertaining to warmth
- soundproofingPreventing noise transmission
- acousticRelating to sound
- insulatingPreventing heat or electricity passage
packing material · cushioning · heat-resistant · protective padding
- Australian plantseucalyptus, eucalypts, gum tree, acacia, wattle
- Kalahari floraacacia, thorn tree, baobab, marula, leadwood
- bush tuckerwild fig, wild yam, yams, water lily, honey ant
- hakeas