Sekirov Dictionary

decorticate

/diːˈkɔːtɪkeɪt/

verb 2
adjective 1
forms 3

verb2

•
To peel or remove the bark, husk, or outer layer from something.
- […] but its striking white trunk, which changes to a bright pink in late spring or summer just before it decorticates, makes it a handsome species. — 1962
To surgically remove the surface layer, membrane, or fibrous cover of an organ etc.

adjective1

Having had the cortex removed

forms

decorticated · decorticating · decorticates

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