decorticator

A farmer uses a decorticator to process harvested flax.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A machine that removes the outer covering or husk from a material, such as plant fibers or seeds.

     • The decorticator is used in the textile industry to strip the bark from plant stems. (A device for separating the outer layer from the core.)

Usage Examples

• (A machine that removes the outer husk of flax stems.)
• (A device for husking or shelling.)

Advanced Usage

• "mechanical decorticator": a type of decorticator powered by machinery, as opposed to manual methods.
  • The mechanical decorticator revolutionized the processing of jute fibers. (A powered machine for stripping bark.)

Variants and Related Words

• Decorticate (verb): to remove the outer covering or bark from something.
  • Workers decorticate the tree trunks to extract the inner fibers. (To strip the outer layer.)
• Decortication (noun): the process of removing the outer covering.
  • Decortication of the plant stems is the first step in making rope. (The act of stripping the husk.)

Synonyms

• Husker: a machine that removes husks from grains or seeds.
• Stripper: a device that strips the outer layer from materials.

Phrasal Verbs

• None directly associated with "decorticator."

Related Idioms

• None directly associated with "decorticator."