defoliate
English
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editdefoliate (third-person singular simple present defoliates, present participle defoliating, simple past and past participle defoliated)
- (transitive) To remove foliage from (one or more plants), most often with a chemical agent.
- Agent Orange was used to defoliate jungle vegetation.
- 2020, Aimee Nezhukumatathil, World of Wonders: In Praise of Fireflies, Whale Sharks, and Other Astonishments, Minneapolis: Milkweed Editions, →ISBN, page 2:
- These leaves are the moth’s only source of food, and if left unchecked, the caterpillars can completely defoliate a single mighty tree.
Derived terms
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editto remove foliage from plants
Adjective
editdefoliate (comparative more defoliate, superlative most defoliate)
- Deprived of leaves; defoliated.
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editdefoliate (not comparable)
Italian
editEtymology 1
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editdefoliate
- inflection of defoliare:
Etymology 2
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editdefoliate f pl
Spanish
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editdefoliate
- second-person singular voseo imperative of defoliar combined with te
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