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Is the "bark of an oak tree" edible?

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Nancy88
 
Reply Thu 23 Dec, 2010 12:52 am
I encouraged the students to stoke the ridged bark of an oak tree, sniff skunk
cabbage, and pause to listen to birdsong and spring peepers.
The word "stoke" baffles me, what does it mean? Does it mean"to eat" here?
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Reply Thu 23 Dec, 2010 06:54 am
@Nancy88,
It is probably a typo and should be "stroke" (to rub your hand along).
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