Collocations withbark

These are words often used in combination withbark.

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birch bark
Alternatively, though less common, turf would be placed above the birch bark.
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brown bark
Brown bark of mature trees peels off in strips to reveal reddish-brown inner bark.
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cedar bark
Some buildings have applied cedar bark sheathing, still remarkably intact.
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inner bark
The effect on weevils of superficial feeding on stems is to increase the time for reproductive maturation by reducing consumption of the inner bark which has a higher nitrogen content.
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layer of bark
All mature eucalypts put on an annual layer of bark, which contributes to the increasing diameter of the stems.
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outer bark
The ants sometimes remove the dead outer bark near soil level to facilitate the feeding of the mealybugs.
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peeling bark
It is noted for its peeling bark, which can sometimes be removed in sheets, but usually shreds and hangs from the trunk and under branches.
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piece of bark
The single crumpled piece of bark paper was discovered along the left side of the cranium of individual 1 in the south chamber.
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rough bark
It has rough bark on the trunk which contrasts with the smooth bark of the upper part of the tree.
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thick bark
If trees have thick bark they contain more moisture and produce a lot of smoke, which causes discomfort in the house.
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willow bark
I would remind him that many of those crude applications of natural entities have been refined and are in use today, including aspirin, which has its origins in willow bark.
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