exfoliate | ||
1. | [ verb ] come off in a very thin piece | |
Related terms: | chip exfoliation | |
2. | [ verb ] remove the surface, in scales or laminae | |
Related terms: | peel_off exfoliation | |
3. | [ verb ] cast off in scales, laminae, or splinters | |
Related terms: | shed exfoliation | |
4. | [ verb ] spread by opening the leaves of | |
Related terms: | unfold | |
5. | [ verb ] grow by producing or unfolding leaves; of plants | |
Related terms: | grow | |
Similar spelling: |
explicate exfoliation explicable explicit explication explicandum |