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defoliate::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
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| Synonyms | defoliated |
Examples of defoliate
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In a few weeks, the kangaroos might defoliate the next three feet of the trees.
From the charlotteobserver.com
They feed in groups and defoliate leaves from the tree during late summer.
From the delawareonline.com
They can defoliate thousands, even millions, of acres a year, he said.
From the thenewstribune.com
Left uncontrolled, they'll defoliate your tree, eventually leaving it too weak to survive.
From the kentucky.com
With heavy infestation, flowering stops and a plant may defoliate or lose all of its leaves.
From the chron.com
Cyclones can defoliate an area, knock down canopy trees, and create landslides and flooding.
From the en.wikipedia.org
The caterpillars can defoliate shade trees, particularly oaks.
From the washingtonpost.com
This means trees that defoliate have time to renew their sugar stores before future outbreaks.
From the washingtonpost.com
The moths didn't defoliate or visibly damage any of the plants.
From the fresnobee.com
- Strip the leaves or branches from; "defoliate the trees with pesticides"
- Deprived of leaves
- (defoliant) a chemical that is sprayed on plants and causes their leaves to fall off
- (defoliation) the loss of foliage
- (defoliation) causing the leaves of trees and other plants to fall off (as by the use of chemicals)
- A defoliant is any chemical sprayed or dusted on plants to cause its leaves to fall off. A classic example of a highly toxic defoliant used for tactical purposes is Agent Orange, which was used widely by the U.S. military during the Vietnam War from 1961 to 1970.
- To remove foliage from one or more plants, most often with a chemical agent
- (defoliation) The separation of ripened leaves from a branch or stem; the falling or shedding of the leaves
- (defoliant) An herbicide that removes leaves from trees and growing plants.
