#denudation__stripping__uncovering__baring__husking  the removal of covering
  supertype:  removal__remotion  the act of removing; "he had surgery for the removal of a malignancy"
  subtype:  disforestation__deforestation  the removal of trees
  subtype:  cornhusking  the act of removing the husks from ears of corn

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