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defoliator
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. | defoliator - an insect that strips the leaves from plantsinsect - small air-breathing arthropod |
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