exfoliate.
To remove the leaves from a plant.
Meaning & usage
To remove the leaves from a plant.
To remove a layer of dead skin cells, as in cosmetic preparation.
To split into scales, especially to become converted into scales as the result of heat or decomposition.
Where this word comes from
From Late Latin exfoliō (“to strip of leaves”), from ex- (“out of”) + folium (“leaf”); compare effoliate and French exfolier.
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