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Exfoliate

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unleaveverb(transitive) To remove the leaves from.
defoliateverb(transitive) To remove foliage from (one or more plants), most often with a chemical agent.
disleafverb(transitive, rare or obsolete) To remove the leaves from.
unleafverbAlternative form of unleave. [(transitive) To remove the leaves from.]
peel offverb(transitive) To remove (an outer layer or covering, such as clothing).
peelnoun(usually uncountable) The skin or outer layer of a fruit, vegetable, etc.
disleaveverb(transitive) Alternative spelling of disleaf. [(transitive, rare or obsolete) To remove the leaves from.]
thinHaving little body fat or flesh; slim; slender; lean; gaunt.
leafnounThe usually green and flat organ that represents the most prominent feature of most vegetative plants.
exsheathnounTo remove from a sheath
leaveverb(transitive) To cause or allow (something) to remain as available; to refrain from taking (something) away; to stop short of consuming or otherwise depleting (something) entirely.
despinenounTo remove the spines from a plant.
defolliculateverbTo remove the follicles (from)
peel awayverb(intransitive) To separate off from the main body; to move off to one side (as in troop movements on a parade ground or in an organized retreat, or columns in a procession).
unpeelverb(transitive) To remove the peel from something; to peel.
barknounThe short, loud, explosive sound uttered by a dog, a fox, and some other animals.
deflorateverb(transitive, archaic) To take the virginity of; to deflower.
extirpateverb(transitive) To destroy completely; to annihilate.
scalpnounThe part of the head where the hair grows from, or used to grow from.
phytoextractnounAn extract from a plant.

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