A tree (Drimys winteri) native to Chile and Argentina, grown as an ornamental plant for its reddish-brown bark, bright green, fragrant leaves and clusters of creamy white, jasmine-scented flowers.

plural of barking spider

An Australian spider, Selenocosmia crassipes, which makes a "hissing" sound (stridulation) when disturbed. / (euphemistic, humorous) An instance of audible flatulence; a fart.

To girdle a tree; to kill a tree by removing a ring of bark, phloem, and cambium.

The bark removed by ring-barking / The area of the tree from which the bark has been removed by ring-barking

present participle of ring-bark

simple past tense and past participle of ring-bark

A muntjac.

(obsolete, especially in plural) A tool used to remove the bark from trees. / (dated, slang) A pistol.

(obsolete, medicine) To administer quinine.