defoli'ation
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| defoliate | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to deprive (a plant) of its leaves, as by the use of a herbicide, or (of a plant) to shed its leaves |
| —adj | |
| 2. | (of a plant) having shed its leaves |
| [C18: from Medieval Latin dēfoliāre, from Latin | |
| defoli'ation | |
| —n | |
| de'foliator | |
| —n | |
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