corticous

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• Corticous — Cor ti*cous ( k?s), a. Relating to, or resembling, bark; corticose. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• cortex —   n. outer part, rind; grey matter of the brain.    ♦ corticate, corticose, corticous, a. having cortex or bark.    ♦ corticiferous, a. forming cortex or bark.    ♦ corticiform, a. like bark …   Dictionary of difficult words