Meanings
nounexcortication (usually uncountable, plural excortications)
plural excortications
- uncountableusuallyThe act of stripping off bark, or a similar structure
- uncountableusuallyThe state of being stripped of bark, or something similar.
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Origin
Compare French excortication.
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excortication. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/excortication
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“excortication.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/excortication. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “excortication,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/excortication.
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