what does decorticate mean?
DECORTICATE as VERB
- Meaning
- remove the cortex of (an organ)
Hypernyms(s) decorticate is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
Derived(s)
- Meaning
- remove the outer layer of
Usage Example(s)
- decorticate a tree branch
Hypernyms(s) decorticate is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
Derived(s)
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