transitive verb defoliated, defoliating
Origin: < LL defoliatus, pp. of defoliare < de-, from + folium, a leaf: see foliate
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verb de·fo·li·at·ed, de·fo·li·at·ing, de·fo·li·ates verb, transitive
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Origin: Late Latin dēfoliāre, dēfoliāt-
Origin: : Latin dē-, de-
Origin: + Latin folium, leaf; see bhel-3 in Indo-European roots
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