decorticare

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decorticare (vai alla coniugazione)

  1. (botanica) rimuovere la corteccia da (un albero o arbusto)
  2. (agricoltura), (gastronomia) rimuovere la scorza esterna dai semi commestibili, e in particolare dai cereali o dai legumi
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IPA: /dekortiˈkare/

dal latino decorticare, infinito presente attivo di decortico, a sua volta composto del prefisso privativo de- e di cortex, "corteccia"

rimuovere la corteccia da un albero
rimuovere la scorza esterna da un seme