excorticate (third-person singular simple present excorticates, present participle excorticating, simple past and past participle excorticated)
(obsolete) To strip of bark or skin.
Synonyms: decorticate, delibrate
Source: Wiktionary
Ex*cor"ti*cate, v. t. Etym: [L. ex out, from + cortex, corticis, bark.]
Definition: To strip of bark or skin; to decorticate. [Obs.] "Excorticate the tree." Evelyn.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
5 October 2024
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