defoliation : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: defoliation	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for defoliation
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
defoliation n the loss of foliage causing the leaves of trees and other plants to fall off (as by the use of chemicals)
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Defoliation \Defo`lia"tion\, n. [LL. defoliare, defoliatum, to shed leaves; L. de- + folium leaf: cf. F. d[82]foliation.] The separation of ripened leaves from a branch or stem; the falling or shedding of the leaves.