| 单词 | defoliation |
| 释义 | defoliation (once / 159721 pages) n WORD FAMILY defoliation: defoliations+/defoliate: defoliated, defoliates, defoliating, defoliation, defoliator/defoliator: defoliators USAGE EXAMPLESBut the defoliation, along with other stressful factors such as drought and physical damage, can lead to tree deaths. Washington Times(Jul 08, 2016) In Rhode Island, the state’s Department Environmental Management recently issued a public warning about the increased risk of forest fires due to the defoliation. Seattle Times(Jul 03, 2016) Forestry officials, fearing that another season’s defoliation might result in severe loss of trees, decided to carry out control operations in 1957. Rachel Carson, Silent Spring(1962) 1n the loss of foliage Hyper biological process, organic process a process occurring in living organisms 2n causing the leaves of trees and other plants to fall off (as by the use of chemicals) Hyper change of state the act of changing something into something different in essential characteristics |
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