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decorticating

Variant of decorticate

transitive verb decorticated, decorticating

to remove the bark, husk, or peel from

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

Related Forms:

decortication noun
decorticator noun

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