DECORTICATE


Meaning of DECORTICATE in English

[ di:'kɔ:tɪkeɪt ]

■ verb

1》 [often as adjective ~d ] technical remove the bark, rind, or husk from.

2》 remove the cortex from (an organ).

Derivatives

decortication noun

Origin

C17: from L. decorticat- , decorticare 'to strip of bark'.

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