Agent Orange was used to defoliate jungle vegetation.
Source: wiktionary
Defoliate
//diːˈfəʊliː(j)eɪt//
Synonyms for "defoliate" (24 found)
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Adjective(1 words)
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8 translations across 8 languages.
Bulgarian
1 entries- обезлистявам verb (to remove foliage from plants)
Catalan
1 entries- defoliar verb (to remove foliage from plants)
French
1 entries- défolier verb (to remove foliage from plants)
German
1 entries- entlauben verb (to remove foliage from plants)
Māori
1 entries- kōmuku verb (to remove foliage from plants)
Portuguese
1 entries- desfolhar verb (to remove foliage from plants)
Spanish
1 entries- defoliar verb (to remove foliage from plants)
Swedish
1 entries- avlöva verb (to remove foliage from plants)
Sample sentences
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These leaves are the moth’s only source of food, and if left unchecked, the caterpillars can completely defoliate a single mighty tree.
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