Defn: To lay bare, as the roots of a tree. [Obs.] Bailey.
ABLAQUEATION
Ab*la`que*a"tion, n. Etym: [L. ablaqueatio.]
Defn: The act or process of laying bare the roots of trees to expose them to the air and water. [Obs.] Evelyn.
ABLASTEMIC
Ab`las*tem"ic, a. Etym: [Gr. (Biol.)
Defn: Non-germinal.
ABLATION
Ab*la"tion, n. Etym: [L. ablatio, fr. ablatus p. p. of auferre to
carry away; ab + latus, p. p. of ferre carry: cf. F. ablation. See
Tolerate.]
1. A carrying or taking away; removal. Jer. Taylor.
2. (Med.)
Defn: Extirpation. Dunglison.
3. (Geol.)