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Webster 1913 Edition
Ablaqueation
Ab-laˊque-a′tion
,Noun.
[L.
ablaqueatio
.] The act or process of laying bare the roots of trees to expose them to the air and water.
[Obs.]
Evelyn.
Webster 1828 Edition
Ablaqueation
ABLAQUEA'TION
, [L. ablaqueatio, from ab and laquear, a roof or covering.]A laying bare the roots of trees to expose them to the air and water - a practice among gardeners.
Definition 2024
ablaqueation
ablaqueation
English
Noun
ablaqueation (uncountable)
- (obsolete) The act or process of laying bare the roots of trees to expose them to the air and water. [Attested from around (1350 to 1470) until the mid 18th century.][1]
Translations
process of laying bare the roots of trees
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References
- ↑ Lesley Brown (editor), The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 5th edition (Oxford University Press, 2003 [1933], ISBN 978-0-19-860575-7), page 5