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Defoliate   Listen
verb
defoliate  v. t.  To cause (a plant) to shed its leaves.






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"Defoliate" Quotes from Famous Books



... the only insects that have bothered me are caterpillars that ordinarily feed on wild maypops, or passion flowers. These caterpillars will defoliate a tree. The only tree that I have lost from winter-killing was one defoliated by the caterpillars early last fall. It may become necessary for me to spray for these worms if they become ...
— Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the 43rd Annual Meeting - Rockport, Indiana, August 25, 26 and 27, 1952 • Various



Words linked to "Defoliate" :   denude, strip, defoliant, denudate, bare, defoliated



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