ablaqueation

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The act or process of laying bare the roots of trees to expose them to the air and water.

Word forms

ablaqueation

Etymology

From Latin ablaqueātiō (“the process or act of digging or loosening the soil around the roots of a tree”), from ablaqueō (“disentangle”), from ab (“from, away from”) + laqueō (“entangle, ensnare”).

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