defoliationn.

/diːfəʊlɪˈeɪʃən/

Etymology: < Latin type *dēfoliātiōn-em , noun of action < dēfoliāre : see defoliate v. So in modern French.

a. Loss or shedding of leaves.

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > part of plant > leaf > plant defined by leaves > [noun] > shedding leaves or petals

leaf fall1616

defoliation1659

leaf shedding1850

1659 H. L'Estrange Alliance Divine Offices 222 At the time of the defoliation, or fall of the leaf.

1791 E. Darwin Bot. Garden ii. 18 (note) The defoliation of deciduous trees is announced by the flowering of the Colchicum.

1866 J. Lindley & T. Moore Treasury Bot. Defoliation, the casting off of leaves.

1884 Nature 9 Oct. 558/2 The observation of the first flowering and fruiting of plants, the foliation and defoliation of trees.

b. The deliberate destruction of foliage (for military purposes).

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > covering > uncovering > [noun] > stripping or uncovering so as to leave bare > stripping land of vegetation

defoliation1964

1964 Economist 25 July 345/2 ‘Defoliation’ of the jungle by tactical atomic bombs.

1965 Times 25 Mar. 10/1 Mr. Goldwater was demanding the nuclear defoliation of the Vietnamese jungles.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1894; most recently modified version published online September 2021).

单词	defoliation
释义	defoliationn. /diːfəʊlɪˈeɪʃən/ Etymology: < Latin type dēfoliātiōn-em , noun of action < dēfoliāre* : see defoliate v. So in modern French. a. Loss or shedding of leaves. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > part of plant > leaf > plant defined by leaves > [noun] > shedding leaves or petals leaf fall1616 defoliation1659 leaf shedding1850 1659 H. L'Estrange Alliance Divine Offices 222 At the time of the defoliation, or fall of the leaf. 1791 E. Darwin Bot. Garden ii. 18 (note) The defoliation of deciduous trees is announced by the flowering of the Colchicum. 1866 J. Lindley & T. Moore Treasury Bot. Defoliation, the casting off of leaves. 1884 Nature 9 Oct. 558/2 The observation of the first flowering and fruiting of plants, the foliation and defoliation of trees. b. The deliberate destruction of foliage (for military purposes). ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > covering > uncovering > [noun] > stripping or uncovering so as to leave bare > stripping land of vegetation defoliation1964 1964 Economist 25 July 345/2 ‘Defoliation’ of the jungle by tactical atomic bombs. 1965 Times 25 Mar. 10/1 Mr. Goldwater was demanding the nuclear defoliation of the Vietnamese jungles. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1894; most recently modified version published online September 2021). < n.1659
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