Definition of defoliate in English:

defoliate

verb diːˈfəʊlɪeɪtdiˈfoʊliˌeɪt

[with object]

Remove leaves from (a tree, plant, or area of land), for agricultural purposes or as a military tactic.
the area was defoliated and napalmed many times
a defoliated poplar
Example sentencesExamples
- They escaped and established a colony that invaded all of the New England states, defoliating trees of many different kinds.
- A double oscillation is also a possibility, for example if the trees are defoliated by predators and then put out a second growth of leaves.
- Much of the Vietnamese countryside was defoliated using poisons like Agent Orange, so toxic that even the soldiers who did the spraying suffered long-term damage to their health.
- Little leaf lindens will certainly be defoliated if Japanese beetles are in the area.
- Caterpillars are known to defoliate coneflower plants.
- One thousand caterpillars eating leaves might completely defoliate a tree in two weeks, whereas that same number of aphids would hardly be noted.
- Gypsy moth larvae have been defoliating huge areas of forest in New England since they were accidentally introduced in 1869.
- Harris noted that defoliated plants could compensate for lost leaf area and increase in mass relative to non-defoliated plants.
- The adults and young feed on saltcedar leaves, repeatedly defoliating the tree and depriving it of nutrients.
- The third step in forcing dormancy is to wait three or four days after spraying and completely defoliate the plant by pulling off the leaves.
- But late blight attacks quickly and is capable of defoliating a field within a matter of weeks.
- They thrive in hot, dry weather and can defoliate a rose plant very quickly.
- They are a voracious pest, and, as I can testify from a couple of years ago, can defoliate an entire bush overnight if left to their own devices.
- I have to admit that it has come to my garden in numbers that will defoliate plants.
- At 5 months, plants were partially defoliated or left intact.
- The chemical was sprayed in large quantities from aircraft in a bid to defoliate the landscape and deny cover to enemy forces.
- In severe cases, blackspot can severely defoliate a plant.
- Frosts at any time in the growing season can partially or totally defoliate vines, but they typically remove the outermost leaf layers of a thick canopy.
- Cereal leaf beetle larvae may defoliate small grain foliage in the spring.
- Gypsy moths can attack bur oak; oak lacebug can turn the leaves off-color, causing long-term stress that heavily defoliates bur oaks in shelterbelt plantings, especially during dry weather.
Synonyms
bare, exposed, desolate, stark, arid, desert, denuded, lunar, open, empty, windswept

Derivatives

defoliation

noun diːˌfəʊlɪˈeɪʃ(ə)ndiˌfoʊliˈeɪʃ(ə)n

While vigorous vines may be able to recover from a single defoliation, repeated defoliation can weaken the vine to the point of death.
Example sentencesExamples
- Slug injury to corn may occur before emergence due to feeding activity on the seeds in the furrow or to severe defoliation soon after emergence.
- We evaluated the costs of leaf height and defoliation in this plant by conducting a replicated field experiment in a forested landscape.
- Unlike Japanese larch and white pine, defoliated bear oak seedlings showed very little response to partial defoliation.
- The effects of defoliation depend in part on the timing of defoliation.

Origin

Late 18th century: from late Latin defoliat- 'stripped of leaves', from the verb defoliare, from de- (expressing removal) + folium 'leaf'.

Definition of defoliate in US English:

defoliate

verbdiˈfoʊliˌeɪtdēˈfōlēˌāt

[with object]

Remove leaves from (a tree, plant, or area of land), for agricultural purposes or as a military tactic.
the area was defoliated and napalmed many times
Example sentencesExamples
- The chemical was sprayed in large quantities from aircraft in a bid to defoliate the landscape and deny cover to enemy forces.
- Little leaf lindens will certainly be defoliated if Japanese beetles are in the area.
- Caterpillars are known to defoliate coneflower plants.
- The adults and young feed on saltcedar leaves, repeatedly defoliating the tree and depriving it of nutrients.
- They escaped and established a colony that invaded all of the New England states, defoliating trees of many different kinds.
- But late blight attacks quickly and is capable of defoliating a field within a matter of weeks.
- I have to admit that it has come to my garden in numbers that will defoliate plants.
- A double oscillation is also a possibility, for example if the trees are defoliated by predators and then put out a second growth of leaves.
- Much of the Vietnamese countryside was defoliated using poisons like Agent Orange, so toxic that even the soldiers who did the spraying suffered long-term damage to their health.
- They thrive in hot, dry weather and can defoliate a rose plant very quickly.
- The third step in forcing dormancy is to wait three or four days after spraying and completely defoliate the plant by pulling off the leaves.
- Harris noted that defoliated plants could compensate for lost leaf area and increase in mass relative to non-defoliated plants.
- At 5 months, plants were partially defoliated or left intact.
- Gypsy moths can attack bur oak; oak lacebug can turn the leaves off-color, causing long-term stress that heavily defoliates bur oaks in shelterbelt plantings, especially during dry weather.
- One thousand caterpillars eating leaves might completely defoliate a tree in two weeks, whereas that same number of aphids would hardly be noted.
- Frosts at any time in the growing season can partially or totally defoliate vines, but they typically remove the outermost leaf layers of a thick canopy.
- In severe cases, blackspot can severely defoliate a plant.
- Gypsy moth larvae have been defoliating huge areas of forest in New England since they were accidentally introduced in 1869.
- They are a voracious pest, and, as I can testify from a couple of years ago, can defoliate an entire bush overnight if left to their own devices.
- Cereal leaf beetle larvae may defoliate small grain foliage in the spring.
Synonyms
bare, exposed, desolate, stark, arid, desert, denuded, lunar, open, empty, windswept

Origin

Late 18th century: from late Latin defoliat- ‘stripped of leaves’, from the verb defoliare, from de- (expressing removal) + folium ‘leaf’.

单词	defoliate
释义	Definition of defoliate in English: defoliate verb diːˈfəʊlɪeɪtdiˈfoʊliˌeɪt [with object] Remove leaves from (a tree, plant, or area of land), for agricultural purposes or as a military tactic. the area was defoliated and napalmed many times a defoliated poplar Example sentencesExamples They escaped and established a colony that invaded all of the New England states, defoliating trees of many different kinds. A double oscillation is also a possibility, for example if the trees are defoliated by predators and then put out a second growth of leaves. Much of the Vietnamese countryside was defoliated using poisons like Agent Orange, so toxic that even the soldiers who did the spraying suffered long-term damage to their health. Little leaf lindens will certainly be defoliated if Japanese beetles are in the area. Caterpillars are known to defoliate coneflower plants. One thousand caterpillars eating leaves might completely defoliate a tree in two weeks, whereas that same number of aphids would hardly be noted. Gypsy moth larvae have been defoliating huge areas of forest in New England since they were accidentally introduced in 1869. Harris noted that defoliated plants could compensate for lost leaf area and increase in mass relative to non-defoliated plants. The adults and young feed on saltcedar leaves, repeatedly defoliating the tree and depriving it of nutrients. The third step in forcing dormancy is to wait three or four days after spraying and completely defoliate the plant by pulling off the leaves. But late blight attacks quickly and is capable of defoliating a field within a matter of weeks. They thrive in hot, dry weather and can defoliate a rose plant very quickly. They are a voracious pest, and, as I can testify from a couple of years ago, can defoliate an entire bush overnight if left to their own devices. I have to admit that it has come to my garden in numbers that will defoliate plants. At 5 months, plants were partially defoliated or left intact. The chemical was sprayed in large quantities from aircraft in a bid to defoliate the landscape and deny cover to enemy forces. In severe cases, blackspot can severely defoliate a plant. Frosts at any time in the growing season can partially or totally defoliate vines, but they typically remove the outermost leaf layers of a thick canopy. Cereal leaf beetle larvae may defoliate small grain foliage in the spring. Gypsy moths can attack bur oak; oak lacebug can turn the leaves off-color, causing long-term stress that heavily defoliates bur oaks in shelterbelt plantings, especially during dry weather. Synonyms bare, exposed, desolate, stark, arid, desert, denuded, lunar, open, empty, windswept Derivatives defoliation noun diːˌfəʊlɪˈeɪʃ(ə)ndiˌfoʊliˈeɪʃ(ə)n While vigorous vines may be able to recover from a single defoliation, repeated defoliation can weaken the vine to the point of death. Example sentencesExamples Slug injury to corn may occur before emergence due to feeding activity on the seeds in the furrow or to severe defoliation soon after emergence. We evaluated the costs of leaf height and defoliation in this plant by conducting a replicated field experiment in a forested landscape. Unlike Japanese larch and white pine, defoliated bear oak seedlings showed very little response to partial defoliation. The effects of defoliation depend in part on the timing of defoliation. Origin Late 18th century: from late Latin defoliat- 'stripped of leaves', from the verb defoliare, from de- (expressing removal) + folium 'leaf'. Definition of defoliate in US English: defoliate verbdiˈfoʊliˌeɪtdēˈfōlēˌāt [with object] Remove leaves from (a tree, plant, or area of land), for agricultural purposes or as a military tactic. the area was defoliated and napalmed many times Example sentencesExamples The chemical was sprayed in large quantities from aircraft in a bid to defoliate the landscape and deny cover to enemy forces. Little leaf lindens will certainly be defoliated if Japanese beetles are in the area. Caterpillars are known to defoliate coneflower plants. The adults and young feed on saltcedar leaves, repeatedly defoliating the tree and depriving it of nutrients. They escaped and established a colony that invaded all of the New England states, defoliating trees of many different kinds. But late blight attacks quickly and is capable of defoliating a field within a matter of weeks. I have to admit that it has come to my garden in numbers that will defoliate plants. A double oscillation is also a possibility, for example if the trees are defoliated by predators and then put out a second growth of leaves. Much of the Vietnamese countryside was defoliated using poisons like Agent Orange, so toxic that even the soldiers who did the spraying suffered long-term damage to their health. They thrive in hot, dry weather and can defoliate a rose plant very quickly. The third step in forcing dormancy is to wait three or four days after spraying and completely defoliate the plant by pulling off the leaves. Harris noted that defoliated plants could compensate for lost leaf area and increase in mass relative to non-defoliated plants. At 5 months, plants were partially defoliated or left intact. Gypsy moths can attack bur oak; oak lacebug can turn the leaves off-color, causing long-term stress that heavily defoliates bur oaks in shelterbelt plantings, especially during dry weather. One thousand caterpillars eating leaves might completely defoliate a tree in two weeks, whereas that same number of aphids would hardly be noted. Frosts at any time in the growing season can partially or totally defoliate vines, but they typically remove the outermost leaf layers of a thick canopy. In severe cases, blackspot can severely defoliate a plant. Gypsy moth larvae have been defoliating huge areas of forest in New England since they were accidentally introduced in 1869. They are a voracious pest, and, as I can testify from a couple of years ago, can defoliate an entire bush overnight if left to their own devices. Cereal leaf beetle larvae may defoliate small grain foliage in the spring. Synonyms bare, exposed, desolate, stark, arid, desert, denuded, lunar, open, empty, windswept Origin Late 18th century: from late Latin defoliat- ‘stripped of leaves’, from the verb defoliare, from de- (expressing removal) + folium ‘leaf’.
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