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Excorticate

Ex-cor′ti-cate

,
Verb.
T.
[L.
ex
out, from +
cortex
,
corticis
, bark.]
To strip of bark or skin; to decorticate.
[Obs.]
Excorticate the tree.”
Evelyn.

Definition 2024


excorticate

excorticate

English

Verb

excorticate (third-person singular simple present excorticates, present participle excorticating, simple past and past participle excorticated)

  1. (obsolete) To strip of bark or skin.
    Excorticate the tree. Evelyn.

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