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ex·fo·li·ate (eks fō′lē āt′)
transitive verb, intransitive verb exfoliated -·at′ed, exfoliating -·at′·ing
to cast or come off in flakes, scales, or layers, as skin, bark, rock, etc.
Etymology: < LL exfoliatus, pp. of exfoliare, to strip of leaves < L ex-, out + folium, a leaf: see foil
Related Forms:
- exfoliation ex·fo′·lia′·tion noun
- exfoliative ex·fo′·lia′·tive adjective
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