defoliate

de·fo·li·ate  (d-fl-t)

v. de·fo·li·at·ed, de·fo·li·at·ing, de·fo·li·ates

v.tr.

1. To deprive (a plant, tree, or forest) of leaves.

2. To cause the leaves of (a plant, tree, or forest) to fall off, especially by the use of chemicals.

v.intr.

To lose foliage.

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[Late Latin dfolire, dfolit- : Latin d-, de- + Latin folium, leaf; see bhel-³ in Indo-European roots.]

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de·foli·ate (-t) adj.

de·foli·ation n.

de·foli·ator n.

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defoliate

vb [diːˈfəʊlɪˌeɪt]

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) (Chemistry) to deprive (a plant) of its leaves, as by the use of a herbicide, or (of a plant) to shed its leaves

adj [diːˈfəʊlɪɪt]

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) (of a plant) having shed its leaves

[from Medieval Latin dēfoliāre, from Latin de- + folium leaf]

defoliation  n

defoliator  n

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	defoliate - strip the leaves or branches from; "defoliate the trees with pesticides" denudate, denude, bare, strip - lay bare; "denude a forest"
Adj.	1.	defoliate - deprived of leaves defoliated leafless - having no leaves

Translations

defoliate [diːˈfəʊlɪeɪt] VT → defoliar

defoliate [diːˈfəʊlieɪt] vt [+ area] → défolier

defoliate

vt → entlauben, entblättern

defoliate [diːˈfəʊlɪeɪt] vt → distruggere con il defogliante

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defoliate [diːˈfəʊlɪeɪt] vt → distruggere con il defogliante