defoliate in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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This has occurred when forest tent caterpillars defoliated sugar maples that were already stressed due to drought.
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They are leaf-rollers and are often so numerous as to defoliate the trees.
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Some experiments have shown that the mourning cloak larvae will completely defoliate ornamental trees, as well as trees in nursuries, plantations, and parks.
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Near the point of landfall, the hurricane defoliated "citrus" trees and downed power lines, and flash floods washed out roadways.
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Exceptionally, trees may be partially defoliated by it, but the damage is rarely this severe.
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Leaves with lesions present typically fall off early in the growing season and it is common for seriously affected trees to be defoliated by midsummer.
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They are often considered pests due to their habit of defoliating trees.
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Early in 1962 tests began for defoliating the jungle to deny the enemy cover.
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Leaves may defoliate in the summer and winter but the stems will grow again next season.
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These pests can defoliate a tree completely if present in large enough numbers.
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