Usually means: Removing leaves from plants intentionally.
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General (8 matching dictionaries)
  1. defoliating: Merriam-Webster
  2. defoliating: Collins English Dictionary
  3. defoliating: Vocabulary.com
  4. defoliating: Wordnik
  5. defoliating: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  6. defoliating: Wiktionary
  7. defoliating: Dictionary.com
  8. defoliating: TheFreeDictionary.com

Business (1 matching dictionary)
  1. defoliating: Legal dictionary

Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. defoliating: Encyclopedia

(Note: See defoliate as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (defoliate)

verb:  (transitive) To remove foliage from (one or more plants), most often with a chemical agent.
adjective:  Deprived of leaves; defoliated.
▸ Also see defoliate


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