defoliate in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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defoliate [Am diˈfoʊliˌeɪt, Brit diːˈfəʊlɪeɪt] VB trans

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defoliar
to defoliate

defoliate in the PONS Dictionary

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During the summer, the diseased leaves fall leaving only the healthy ones on the partially defoliated trees.
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This can severely stress the tree's food reserves, and the older larvae can eat nearly all the remaining leaves, defoliating them.
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Early in 1962 tests began for defoliating the jungle to deny the enemy cover.
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When the density of the larvae is high enough, the plant can be completely defoliated.
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They feed on the leaves of their host plant, defoliating the stems.
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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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Leaves may defoliate in the summer and winter but the stems will grow again next season.
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A third of cotton, much of which defoliated, was lost to the rain.
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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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Although damage to mangroves was minor, the cyclone defoliated swaths of many coastal and island forests.
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