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defoliate VB

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defoliate ADJ BOT

defoliate N

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They feed on the leaves of their host plant, defoliating the stems.
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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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When caterpillars are numerous, infested trees may be completely defoliated.
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When the density of the larvae is high enough, the plant can be completely defoliated.
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Grasshoppers can defoliate this species during some years but it recovers well from the attacks.
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An infestation of the larvae can defoliate an oak tree.
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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 plate may have hindered the teeth to be displaced while defoliating plants.
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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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They are leaf-rollers and are often so numerous as to defoliate the trees.
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