decorticate

decorticate is a 11-letter English word with 3 senses as transitive verb and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To divest of the bark, husk, or exterior coating; to husk; to peel; to hull. Face value is 16 in Scrabble and 18 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

11 letters · Scrabble 16 · Words With Friends 18 · 3 senses

Definitions

1. transitive verb. To divest of the bark, husk, or exterior coating; to husk; to peel; to hull.
2. verb. remove the cortex of (an organ)
3. verb. remove the outer layer of

   "decorticate a tree branch"

Common word forms

decorticated, decorticating

Words from these letters

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