decorticate

Speech parts

1. decorticate - Adjective

2. decorticate - Verb

Meaning

To divest of the bark, husk, or exterior coating; to husk; to peel; to hull.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

flay peel hull husk scale skin remove shell strip bare bark trim uncover shave scalp
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Antonyms

increase base basis whole dress cover
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Hypernyms

take remove strip withdraw take away

Derivatives

decorticated decorticating

Examples

decorticate a tree branch Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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