n.
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Old Norse bark-, b ỏ rkr; akin to Middle Dutch & Middle Low German borke bark
Date: 14th century
1 : the tough exterior covering of a woody root or stem specifically : the tissues outside the cambium that include an inner layer especially of secondary phloem and an outer layer of periderm
2 : CINCHONA 2
3 : a candy containing chocolate and nuts that is made in a sheet and broken into pieces
– bark · less \ ' bärk-l ə s \ adjective