exfoliate
(verb) grow by producing or unfolding leaves; “plants exfoliate”
exfoliate
(verb) come off in a very thin piece
exfoliate
(verb) remove the surface, in scales or laminae
exfoliate
(verb) cast off in scales, laminae, or splinters
exfoliate
(verb) spread by opening the leaves of
Source: WordNet® 3.1
exfoliate (third-person singular simple present exfoliates, present participle exfoliating, simple past and past participle exfoliated)
To remove the leaves from a plant.
To remove a layer of skin, as in cosmetic preparation.
(mineralogy) To split into scales, especially to become converted into scales as the result of heat or decomposition.
Source: Wiktionary
Ex*fo"li*ate, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Exfoliated; p. pr. & vb. n. Exfoliating.] Etym: [L. exfoliare to strip of leaves; ex out, from + folium leaf.]
1. To separate and come off in scales or laminæ, as pieces of carious bone or of bark.
2. (Min.)
Definition: To split into scales, especially to become converted into scales at the result of heat or decomposition.
Ex*fo"li*ate v. t.
Definition: To remove scales, laminæ, or splinters from the surface of.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
2 April 2025
(adjective) secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed; “covert actions by the CIA”; “covert funding for the rebels”
According to Guinness World Records, the largest coffee press is 230 cm (7 ft 6 in) in height and 72 cm (2 ft 4 in) in diameter and was created by Salzillo Tea and Coffee (Spain) in Murcia, Spain, in February 2007. The cafetière consists of a stainless steel container, a filtering piston, and a superior lid.
