defoliation

de·fo·li·ate

D0096500 (dē-fō′lē-āt′)v. de·fo·li·at·ed, de·fo·li·at·ing, de·fo·li·ates v.tr.1. To deprive (a plant or a vegetated area, for example) of leaves.2. To cause the leaves of (a plant or plants) to fall off, especially by the use of chemicals.v.intr. To lose foliage.

[Late Latin dēfoliāre, dēfoliāt- : Latin dē-, de- + Latin folium, leaf; see bhel- in Indo-European roots.]

de·fo′li·ate (-ĭt) adj.de·fo′li·a′tion n.de·fo′li·a′tor n.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	defoliation - the loss of foliage biological process, organic process - a process occurring in living organisms
	2.	defoliation - causing the leaves of trees and other plants to fall off (as by the use of chemicals)change of state - the act of changing something into something different in essential characteristics

Translations

Defoliation

the preharvest removal of leaves from plants to facilitate the mechanical harvesting of a crop. Defoliation is accomplished through the use of chemical agents (defoliants) that stimulate processes in plants similar to those taking place during the natural aging of leaves. Spraying cotton with defoliants after one to three bolls have opened stimulates the leaves to fall and hastens the ripening of the unopened bolls. The defoliation of ornamental plants, fruit trees, and plants of the genus Eucommia also produces good results.

defoliation

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Words related to defoliation

noun the loss of foliage

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biological process
organic process

noun causing the leaves of trees and other plants to fall off (as by the use of chemicals)

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change of state

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