Vocabulary Entry

decorticate

|verb • verb

verb

To remove the outer covering or bark from a plant or tree.

Example Sentences

"The gardener decided to decorticate the old tree to promote new growth."

"For the experiment, they had to decorticate the branches to examine the inner wood."

"He carefully decorticated the roots before planting them in the new soil."

verb

Example Sentences

"The researchers aimed to decorticate the animal brain to study its responses."

"Decorticating the brain was a necessary procedure for their neurological investigations."

"In the study, they decorticated the cerebrum to observe changes in behavior."