Ab-lā'que-ā'tion, n.

(Synop., § 130), n. [Lat. ablaqueatio, from ablaqueare, to turn up the earth around the foot of a tree, from ab and laqueus, fretted ceiling, roof, covering, from laqueus, noose, rope; Fr. ablaqueation.] The act or process of laying bare the roots of trees to expose them to the air and water. Evelyn.