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1. (v.t.) decorticate
to remove the bark, husk, or outer covering from.
2. decorticate
to remove the cortex from surgically, as an organ or structure.
Etymology: (1605–15; < L dēcorticātus, ptp. of dēcorticāre to peel)
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1. (verb) decorticate
remove the outer layer of
"decorticate a tree branch"
2. (verb) decorticate
remove the cortex of (an organ)
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1. (verb) decorticate
to divest of the bark, husk, or exterior coating; to husk; to peel; to hull
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