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defoliating Definition


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defoliate (technical)
verb
    defoliated, defoliating
    1. To make leaves fall off (trees, etc).
Derivative: defoliation
noun
    Derivative: defoliator
    noun
      Etymology: 18c: from Latin defoliare, defoliatum, from de off + folium leaf.



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