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Meaning of DEFOLIATION

 
WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [n]  causing the leaves of trees and other plants to fall off (as by the use of chemicals)
  2. [n]  the loss of foliage
 

DEFOLIATION is a 11 letter word that starts with D.

 

 See Also: biological process, change of state, organic process

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\De*fo`li*a"tion\, n. [LL. defoliare, defoliatum, to
shed leaves; L. de- + folium leaf: cf. F. d['e]foliation.]
The separation of ripened leaves from a branch or stem; the
falling or shedding of the leaves.

 

 

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