| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
desquamate des·qua·mate (děs'kwə-māt')
v. des·qua·mat·ed, des·qua·mat·ing, des·qua·mates
To shed, peel, or come off in scales. Used of skin.
desquamation des·qua·ma·tion (děs'kwə-mā'shən)
n.
The shedding or peeling of the epidermis in scales.
The shedding of the outer layer of a surface.