"defoliation" meaning in English

See defoliation in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /diːˌfəʊliːˈ(j)eɪʃən/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-defoliation.wav [Southern-England] Forms: defoliations [plural]
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  1. The separation of ripened leaves from a branch or stem; the falling or shedding of the leaves. Tags: countable, uncountable Related terms: defoliate, defoliator Translations (separation of ripened leaves from a branch or stem): обезлистяване (obezlistjavane) [neuter] (Bulgarian), листопад (listopad) [masculine] (Bulgarian), defoliació [feminine] (Catalan), défolitation [feminine] (French), Entlaubung [feminine] (German), φυλόρροια (fylórroia) [feminine] (Greek), lövfällning [common-gender] (Swedish)

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