Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for COR'TIC-AL
COR'TEXCOR'TI-CATE, or COR'TI-CA-TED
COR'TIC-AL, a. [from L. cortex, bark. See Chart.]
Belonging to bark; consisting of bark or rind; resembling bark or rind; external; belonging to the external covering; as, the cortical part of the brain. – Cheyne. A cortical bud in plants proceeds from the scales of the bark. – Martyn.
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