suberize
[ soo-buh-rahyz ]
/ ˈsu bəˌraɪz /
verb (used with object), su·ber·ized, su·ber·iz·ing. Botany.
to convert into cork tissue.
Also
especially British,
su·ber·ise.
Origin of suberize
1880–85; < Latin
sūber cork +
-ize
Words nearby suberize
subereous,
suberic,
suberic acid,
suberin,
suberization,
suberize,
suberose,
subfamily,
subfebrile,
subfertility,
subfield
British Dictionary definitions for suberize
suberize
suberise
/ (ˈsjuːbəˌraɪz) /
verb
(tr) botany
to impregnate (cell walls) with suberin during the formation of corky tissue