DEFOLIANT

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A chemical that is sprayed on plants and causes their leaves to fall off

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("defoliant" is a kind of...):

chemical compound; compound ((chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weight)

Derivation:

defoliate (strip the leaves or branches from)

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