What Does Defoliation Mean?

A defoliant is any herbicidal chemical sprayed or dusted on plants to cause their leaves to fall off. Defoliants are widely used for the selective removal of weeds in managing croplands and lawns.

What do you mean by defoliation?

transitive verb. : to deprive of leaves especially prematurely Black spot, which looks like its name, attacks leaves. Left untreated, it spreads and multiplies, and can defoliate the plant.—

Is defoliation a word?

Meaning of defoliation in English. the process of leaves falling off a plant, or of making this happen: Defoliation occurred when the plants were nearly mature.