defoliation's Usage Examples:

Their labour often results in the complete defoliation of the tree.

It should be remembered that a single complete defoliation of a herbaceous annual may so incapacitate the assimilation that no stores are available for seeds, tubers, 'c.

The period of defoliation varies in different countries according to the nature of their climate.

Drought and consequent defoliation result in the same, and these considerations help us to understand how old-established trees in parks, 'c.

, and if numerous all the evils of defoliation may follow.

Synonyms:

organic process, biological process,

Antonyms:

anovulation, ovulation, development,