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defoliate

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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.

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

de·foli·ate (-t) adj.
de·foli·ation n.
de·foli·ator n.

defoliate
Verb
[-ating, -ated] to deprive (a plant) of its leaves [Latin de- from + folium leaf]
defoliant n
defoliation n
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Verb1.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
leafless - having no leaves

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The veteran, Jonathan Haas, blamed his diabetes, nerve damage and loss of eyesight on exposure to clouds of the toxic defoliate, which the United States sprayed on Vietnamese jungles, that drifted out to sea, engulfing his ship and landing on his skin.
amp;ldquo;After a point, a little extra nitrogen contributes to more seed than lint, and a lot of extra nitrogen just grows tall plants, a late crop and one that is difficult to defoliate.
Also, the branches on the lower portion of the vines tend to defoliate.
 
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