Defoliation

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  • n. The separation of ripened leaves from a branch or stem; the falling or shedding of the leaves.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. The separation of ripened leaves from a branch or stem; the falling or shedding of the leaves.
  • n. the act or process of causing plants to lose their leaves, especially by application of a chemical agent.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. Loss of leaves, as by the depredations of insects; specifically, the fall of leaves in autumn.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. causing the leaves of trees and other plants to fall off (as by the use of chemicals)
  • n. the loss of foliage
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