decorticating

decorticate Definition

de·cor·ti·cate (dē kôr′ti kāt′)

transitive verb decorticated -·cat′ed, decorticating -·cat′·ing

to remove the bark, husk, or peel from

Etymology: < L decorticatus, pp. of decorticare < de-, from + cortex, bark: see cortex

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