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Definition of: defoliate
(dē·fō′lē·āt) v. ·at·ed, ·at·ing v.t.
To deprive or strip of leaves.
—v.i. To lose leaves. [<Med. L defoliatus, pp. of defoliare <de- down + folium leaf]
—de·fo′li·a′tion noun
—de·fo′li·a′tor noun
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