kurk

Definitions of kurk
  1. noun
    the plug in the mouth of a bottle (especially a wine bottle)
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    type of:
    oordopje, pijpenstopper, pijpestopper, stopper, stopperspil, voorstopper
    blockage consisting of an object designed to fill a hole tightly
  2. noun
    outer bark of the cork oak; used for stoppers for bottles etc.
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    type of:
    boomschors, schil
    tough protective covering of the woody stems and roots of trees and other woody plants
  3. noun
    (botany) outer tissue of bark; a protective layer of dead cells
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    type of:
    boomschors, schil
    tough protective covering of the woody stems and roots of trees and other woody plants
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