defoliating
present participle ofdefoliate
defoliate
verb[T]
uk/ˌdiːˈfəʊ.li.eɪt/us/ˌdiːˈfoʊ.li.eɪt/to make theleavesdropoff aplant,especiallyby usingstrongchemicals
Removing and getting rid of things
- abandonment
- banish
- be scattered to the four windsidiom
- bin
- castsomeone/somethingaside/away/off
- dumping
- erase
- erasure
- evacuate
- evacuation
- exorcism
- expunge
- shrug
- shrugsomethingoff
- shuck
- shucksomethingoff
- shufflesomethingoff
- sling
- toss
- turf
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In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
The impact ofdefoliatinginsects on the growth of eucalypt saplings.
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Treefall gaps versus forest understorey as environments for adefoliatingmoth on a tropical forest shrub.
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Now is therefore an opportune time to obtain basic data on new methods for controlling forestdefoliatingpests.
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The situation is similar todefoliatinginsects whose outbreaks are restricted to orchards and urban areas.
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They feed on the leaves of their host plant,defoliatingthe stems.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Early in 1962 tests began fordefoliatingthe jungle to deny the enemy cover.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.This plate may have hindered the teeth to be displaced whiledefoliatingplants.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.This can severely stress the tree's food reserves, and the older larvae can eat nearly all the remaining leaves,defoliatingthem.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.It includes some species that are notoriousdefoliatingpests.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.After 34 days, the caterpillars also eat flowers, fruit, tendrils, petioles and young stems (as well as continuing to eat leaves),defoliatingthe entire plant.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.They are often considered pests due to their habit ofdefoliatingtrees.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Outbreaks ofdefoliatingattacks by western spruce budworms could occur more frequently and become much more damaging for the conifer forests.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.During outbreaks, the caterpillars can become so abundant that they are capable of completelydefoliatingtens of thousands of acres of forest.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Defoliatinginsects have further damaged the forests.
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