Decorticate
Pronunciation : De*cor"ti*cate
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [L. decorticatus, p. p. of decorticare to bark; de- + cortex bark.]
Definition : Defn: To divest of the bark, husk, or exterior coating; to husk; to peel; to hull. "Great barley dried and decorticated." Arbuthnot.
t. [imp. & p. p. Decorticated; p. pr. & vb. n. Decorticating.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913