phellem 1. The outer bark of an oak, Quercus suber, of Mediterranean countries, used for making stoppers for bottles, floats, etc. 2. A cork oak; the tree itself. 3. Something made of cork. 4. A piece of cork, rubber, or the like used as a stopper, as for a bottle. 5. Fish angling: a small float to buoy up a fishing line or to indicate that a f... Found on http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/info/view_unit/3628/