defoliate
verb (used with object)
to strip (a tree, bush, etc.) of leaves.
defoliation
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a word derived from
defoliate.
Example Sentences
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It was, writes Black, “the first time the Pentagon had openly acknowledged responsibility for the legacy of Operation Ranch Hand,” the code name for the defoliation campaign.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 23, 2023
According to the VA, more than 19 million gallons of various herbicides and defoliation chemicals were used during the war.
From Washington Times ● Feb. 17, 2023
The total number of egg masses they find helps them predict whether defoliation of more than 50% of the forest canopy is likely.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 13, 2022
Each species that encounters the fungus displays different levels of resistance, but many plants experience deformed leaves, defoliation, stunted growth and even death.
From Salon ● Jun. 7, 2020
Forestry officials, fearing that another season’s defoliation might result in severe loss of trees, decided to carry out control operations in 1957.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
