1. defoliate - Adjective
2. defoliate - Verb
3. defoliate - Adjective Satellite
Alt. of Defoliated
Source: Webster's dictionarydefoliate the trees with pesticides Source: Internet
Some of the hardiest bamboo species can be grown in places as cold as USDA plant hardiness zones 5–6, although they typically defoliate and may even lose all above-ground growth, yet the rhizomes survive and send up shoots again the next spring. Source: Internet
"pellow-2007-159" "stellman-2003-681-687" citation Like the British did in Malaya, the goal was to defoliate rural/forested land, depriving guerrillas of food and cover and clearing sensitive areas such as around base perimeters. Source: Internet
They were used to defoliate large parts of the countryside to prevent the Viet Cong from being able to hide their weapons and encampments under the foliage. Source: Internet
The Mk. 13 shell could create a crater convert wide and convert deep upon impact and detonation, and could defoliate trees convert from the point of impact. Source: Internet
Valley Sprayers & Dusters, showing a biplane in action over a field, urges: “Soybean farmers, Defoliate your soybean crop with Shell ‘Early Frost.’ Source: Internet