defoliated

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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Adj.

1.

defoliated - deprived of leaves defoliate leafless - having no leaves