defoliate

9 letters · verb · scores 2,600 in SpellHuntr

verb

strip the leaves or branches from

adjective

deprived of leaves

Defoliate in a sentence

Agent Orange was used to defoliate jungle vegetation.

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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