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Cork: The outer layer of the bark in woody plants; composed of dead cells.

Cork Cambium: A layer of lateral meristematic tissue between the cork and the phloem in the bark of woody plants.

Uncork: Free a motorcycle from a sealed or constrained state to unleash its power. In general use, it can simply mean to open up the throttle to obtain top speed. More specifically, it means to modi . . . View Full Definition

Laguna Seca: “Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca” is a 2.238 miles (3.602 kilometers) paved racetrack near Monterey, California, that features auto and motorcycle racing. It has eleven turns, including the famou . . . View Full Definition

Baseball: The baseball’s core is made of rubber and cork. Yarn is wound around the rubber and cork centre. Then 2 strips of white cowhide are sewn around the ball. Official baseballs must weigh 5 to 5 . . . View Full Definition

Suberin: Waxy, waterproof chemical in some plant cells, notably cork (in stems) and endodermis cells (in roots).

Bark: The outer layer of the stems of woody plants; composed of an outer layer of dead cells (cork) and an inner layer of phloem.

Cambium: A lateral meristem in plants. Types of cambiums include vascular, cork, and intercalary.

Helicity: A property of a moving fluid, such as air, representing the potential for helical flow (flow that follows a corkscrew pattern). Computed from the vertical wind profile of the lower atmospher . . . View Full Definition

Scheurebe: Has synonym name Alzey S. 88. In Austria it is known as Samling 88. Grape variety developed in 1916 at the Alzey Research Institute, Germany, now (2002) determined by DNA analysis to be a cr . . . View Full Definition