de·fo·li·ate
(dē-fō′lē-āt′)v. de·fo·li·at·ed, de·fo·li·at·ing, de·fo·li·ates
v.tr.
1. To deprive (a plant or a vegetated area, for example) of leaves.
2. To cause the leaves of (a plant or plants) to fall off, especially by the use of chemicals.
v.intr.
To lose foliage.
[Late Latin dēfoliāre, dēfoliāt- : Latin dē-, de- + Latin folium, leaf; see bhel- in Indo-European roots.]
de·fo′li·ate (-ĭt) adj.
de·fo′li·a′tion n.
de·fo′li·a′tor n.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
| Noun | 1. |  defoliation - the loss of foliage biological process, organic process - a process occurring in living organisms |
| 2. | defoliation - causing the leaves of trees and other plants to fall off (as by the use of chemicals) change of state - the act of changing something into something different in essential characteristics |
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defoliation
n → Entlaubung f
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