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defoliated

[v. dee-foh-lee-eyt; adj. dee-foh-lee-it, -eyt] Origin

de·fo·li·ate

[v. dee-foh-lee-eyt; adj. dee-foh-lee-it, -eyt] verb, -at·ed, -at·ing, adjective
verb (used with object)
1.
to strip (a tree, bush, etc.) of leaves.
2.
to destroy or cause widespread loss of leaves in (an area of jungle, forest, etc.), as by using chemical sprays or incendiary bombs, in order to deprive enemy troops or guerrilla forces of concealment.
verb (used without object)
3.
to lose leaves.

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Defoliated is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
adjective
4.
(of a tree) having lost its leaves, especially by a natural process.

Origin:
1785–1795; < Medieval Latin dēfoliātus, past participle of dēfoliāre, equivalent to Latin dē- de- + foli(um) leaf + -ātus -ate1

de·fo·li·a·tion, noun
de·fo·li·a·tor, noun
un·de·fo·li·at·ed, adjective
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Word Origin & History

defoliate
1793, from Mod.L. defoliare, from de- + folium "leaf" (see folio). Earlier in this sense was defoil (c.1600).
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