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defoliation

noun
/diːˌfəʊliːˈ(j)eɪʃən/UK

Etymology

From defoliate + -ion.

  1. derived from *bʰleh₃-✻ — “blossom, flower”
  2. learned borrowing from foliātus — “having leaves, leafy, leaved”
  3. prefixed as defoliate — “de + foliate”
  4. suffixed as defoliation — “defoliate + ion”

Definitions

  1. The separation of ripened leaves from a branch or stem

    The separation of ripened leaves from a branch or stem; the falling or shedding of the leaves.

The neighborhood

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