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DECORTICATE

\dɛkˈɔːtɪkˌe͡ɪt], \dɛkˈɔːtɪkˌe‍ɪt], \d_ɛ_k_ˈɔː_t_ɪ_k_ˌeɪ_t]\

Definitions of DECORTICATE

2006 - WordNet 3.0
2011 - English Dictionary Database
2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
1894 - The Clarendon dictionary

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remove the outer layer of; "decorticate a tree branch"

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

remove the outer layer of; "decorticate a tree branch"

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

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

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
By Oddity Software

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

1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
By Noah Webster.

To deprive of bark of husk.

1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman

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