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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

CORTICATE, CORTICATED

a.[L., bark. ] Resembling the bark or rind of a tree.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

CORTICATE; CORTICATED

Cor "ti *cate (kr "t-kt ), Cor "ti *ca `ted (-k `td ), a. Etym: [L.corticatus.]

 

Defn: Having a special outer covering of a nature unlike the interior part.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

corticate

cor ti cate |ˈkôrtəˌkāt, -ikət ˈkɔrdəkeɪt | adjective Botany having a cortex, bark, or rind. DERIVATIVES cor ti ca tion |ˌkôrtəˈkāSHən |noun ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from Latin corticatus, from cortex, cortic- bark.

 

Oxford Dictionary

corticate

corticate |ˈkɔːtɪkeɪt | adjective Botany having a cortex, bark, or rind. DERIVATIVES cortication noun ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from Latin corticatus, from cortex, cortic- bark .