EXFOLIATE as VERB

  1. Meaning
    • grow by producing or unfolding leaves
    Usage Example(s)
    • plants exfoliate
    Hypernyms(s) exfoliate is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  2. Meaning
    • come off in a very thin piece
    Hypernyms(s) exfoliate is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)
  3. Meaning
    • remove the surface, in scales or laminae
    Hypernyms(s) exfoliate is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)
  4. Meaning
    • cast off in scales, laminae, or splinters
    Hypernyms(s) exfoliate is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)
  5. Meaning
    • spread by opening the leaves of
    Hypernyms(s) exfoliate is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower