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Vinony

decorticate

verb

  1. remove the outer layer (ie cortex or scar tissue)
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /diːˈkɔːtɪkeɪt/

adj

Etymology: The verb is first attested in 1611, the adjective in 1872; borrowed from Latin dēcorticātus, perfect passive participle of dēcorticō (see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix)), from dē- (“of, from”) + cortex (“bark”, oblique stem in cortic-) + -ō.

  1. Having had the cortex removed

    “visually decorticate”

verb

Etymology: The verb is first attested in 1611, the adjective in 1872; borrowed from Latin dēcorticātus, perfect passive participle of dēcorticō (see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix)), from dē- (“of, from”) + cortex (“bark”, oblique stem in cortic-) + -ō.

  1. 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.”

  2. To surgically remove the surface layer, membrane, or fibrous cover of an organ etc.