A machine that peels off the fibrous husk, bark or outer layer of some vegetable product; used in the manufacture of animal feed etc.

plural of decorticator

Having had the cortex removed

simple past tense and past participle of decorticate

(transitive) To peel or remove the bark, husk, or outer layer from something. / (transitive) To surgically remove the surface layer, membrane, or fibrous cover of an organ etc.

The removal of the surface layer, membrane, or fibrous cover of anything

Having had the cortex removed

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of decorticate

present participle of decorticate

plural of decortication