BARK

Bark

Bark is the outermost layers of stems and roots of woody plants. Plants with bark include trees, woody vines, and shrubs. Bark refers to all the tissues outside of the vascular cambium and is a nontechnical term. It overlays the wood and consists of the inner bark and the outer bark. The inner bark, which in older stems is living tissue, includes the innermost area of the periderm. The outer bark in older stems includes the dead tissue on the surface of the stems, along with parts of the innermost periderm and all the tissues on the outer side of the periderm. The outer bark on trees is also called the rhytidome.

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bark

Noun

  1. The short, loud, explosive sound uttered by a dog.
  2. A similar sound made by some other animals.
  3. An abrupt loud vocal utterance.

Noun (etymology 2)

  1. The exterior covering of the trunk and branches of a tree.
  2. Peruvian bark or Jesuit's bark, the bark of the cinchona from which quinine is produced.
  3. The crust formed on barbecued meat that has had a rub applied to it.

Noun (etymology 3)

  1. A small sailing vessel, e.g. a pinnace or a fishing smack; a rowing boat or barge.
  2. a sailing vessel or boat of any kind.
  3. A three-masted vessel, having her foremast and mainmast square-rigged, and her mizzenmast schooner-rigged.

Verb

  1. To make a short, loud, explosive noise with the vocal organs (said of animals, especially dogs).
    The neighbour's dog is always barking.
    The seal barked as the zookeeper threw fish into its enclosure.
  2. To make a clamor; to make importunate outcries.
  3. To speak sharply.
    The sergeant barked an order.

Verb (etymology 2)

  1. To strip the bark from; to peel.
  2. To abrade or rub off any outer covering from.
    to bark one’s heel
  3. To girdle.
  4. To cover or inclose with bark, or as with bark.
    bark the roof of a hut


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