adjective
- having had the bark, husk, or outer layer removed
Usage: technical; botanical
Examples
- The decorticated rice had its outer bran layer completely removed.
- Scientists studied the decorticated tree samples in the laboratory.
- The decorticated seeds were ready for planting after processing.
- Workers collected decorticated fiber from the processed plant stems.
- The decorticated wood showed the inner grain patterns clearly.
- Decorticated almonds are blanched nuts with their brown skins removed.