🍂defoliate (defoliate)

verb
/dɪˈfoʊlieɪt/
deshojar (deshojar)

Meaning

to strip leaves from a tree, plant, or area, often using chemicals
Traducción del significado
quitar las hojas de un árbol, planta o área, a menudo usando productos químicos
quitar las hojas de un arbol, planta o area, a menudo usando productos quimicos

Oraciones de ejemplo

The farmers defoliated the fields before harvest.

Los agricultores deshojaron los campos antes de la cosecha.
Los agricultores deshojaron los campos antes de la cosecha.

Synonyms

strip, clear, denude, remove leaves

Antonyms

fertilize, nourish

Colocaciones

defoliate trees, defoliate crops, defoliate land, defoliate area

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