peel off vs exfoliate

peel off and exfoliate both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
peel off	No	No	Yes	No
exfoliate	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, exfoliate is a hyponym of peel off; that is, exfoliate is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than peel off:

peel off (verb)	exfoliate (verb)
peel off in scales	grow by producing or unfolding leaves
take off, as with some difficulty	cast off in scales, laminae, or splinters
peel off the outer layer of something	remove the surface, in scales or laminae
come off in flakes or thin small pieces	spread by opening the leaves of
leave a formation	come off in a very thin piece