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Defoliate   Listen
verb
defoliate  v. t.  To cause (a plant) to shed its leaves.





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... measuring-worms or loopers that defoliate apple trees in May and June (Fig. 217). The female moths are wingless, and in late fall or early spring crawl up the trunks of the trees to lay their eggs on the branches. Spray thoroughly once or twice, before the blossoms open, with 1 lb. Paris green or 4 lb. arsenate of lead in 100 gal. of ...
— Manual of Gardening (Second Edition) • L. H. Bailey


Words linked to "Defoliate" :   bare, defoliant, denude, defoliator, leafless, strip, defoliation, denudate, defoliated


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