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defoliate

/dɪˈfəʊlɪeɪt/

/dɪˈfoʊliˌeɪt/

defoliateverb

defoliated

Past Simple

defoliated

Past Participle

defoliating

Gerund

/dɪˈfəʊlɪeɪt/

/dɪˈfoʊliˌeɪt/

Translations

The farmers decided to defoliate the crops to prevent disease.

Фермеры решили обезлиствовать посевы, чтобы предотвратить заболевание.

Definitions

To remove leaves from a plant, tree, or area of vegetation, often using chemicals.

Farmers defoliate the cotton plants to make harvesting easier.

To lose leaves, typically as a result of a natural process or environmental factors.

The trees defoliate in the autumn as part of their natural cycle.

Synonyms

remove leaves

shed leaves