n. (Zool.) One of the Gorgoniacea; -- so called because the fleshy part surrounds a solid axis, like a bark. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. cortex, corticis, bark -- -ferous: cf. F. corticif&unr_;re. ] 1. Producing bark or something that resembling that resembles bark. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Zool.) Having a barklike c&unr_;nenchyms. [ 1913 Webster ]