rough bark

collocation in English

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rough
adjective
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/rʌf/us
/rʌf/
not even or smooth, often because of being in ...
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bark
noun
uk
/bɑːk/us
/bɑːrk/
the hard outer covering of ...
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(Definition ofroughandbarkfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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It hasroughbarkon the trunk which contrasts with the smooth bark of the upper part of the tree.
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The specific epithet "trachyphloia" refers to theroughbark.
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Brown barrel has creamy smooth upper branches and a darkroughbarkon the trunk and main branches.
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Seedlings develop hardy rootstock and thickroughbarkon the stout stem, affording fire-protection in the ground-fire prone early hot dry season.
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In the mainland subspecies theroughbarkextends only part-way up the trunk.
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Theroughbarkis retained at the base on larger trees.
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They did not pose a threat only to the highest island tree giant poplar which had veryroughbark.
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Theroughbarkis tesselated, light brown to grey in colour and extends the branches and trunk.
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Reaching up to 40 metres (130 ft) high, it hasroughbarkon its trunk and branches.
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It climbs using ridge scales along its belly, pushing againstroughbarksurface of tree trunks, allowing it to move vertically up a tree.
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Roughbarkis persistent on the lower parts of the trunk.
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Their brown or black outer skin (peridium) forms pyramidal warts about 3 to 9 mm wide, resemblingroughbark.
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Desks were handmade of green cottonwood; the seats were made from cottonwood logs with the sawed side up androughbarkunderneath.
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The prunts on the stems of glasses reminded drinkers of theroughbarkof the wooden beakers, hence the association.
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A large tree, it is identified by the stocking ofroughbark, to about halfway up the trunk, above this is white smooth bark.
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Theroughbarkis grey-brown, and marked with various blemishes.
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Theroughbarkis dark grey and the branches ascending in character.
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The trunk is usually erect, with denseroughbark.
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The leaves and theroughbarkprovide excellent homes for insects such as caterpillars and moths, small beetles, y larvae, weta, snails and slugs.
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The grey-blackroughbarkis distinctively split into neat rectangles.
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