Crossword-Solution: DEFOLIATE
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| Word | Word Type | Definition |
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| Defoliate | a. | Alt. of Defoliated |
We have 3 clues for the answer “DEFOLIATE”
| Clue | Answers |
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| Remove leaves from a tree | 1 answer |
| Use Agent Orange on | 1 answer |
| deprive (a plant) of its leaves | 1 answer |
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Hint 1 meaning
Godlike; heavenly; excellent in the highest degree;
supremely admirable; apparently above what is human. In this
application, the word admits of comparison; as, the divinest mind. Sir
J. Davies.
Hint 2 anagram
DEVINI
Hint 3 another clue
"Delicious!"
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Sentences with DEFOLIATE (5)
Vine Dresser and Chrysalis.] Another caterpillar, which is sometimes so abundant as nearly to defoliate the grape vine, is the eight spotted Alypia (Fig.
Some trees almost defoliate themselves, while others nearby and alongside are O.K., possibly due to individual tolerance of conditions.
The Yellow-billed and Black-billed Cuckoos and the Baltimore Oriole feed largely upon tent caterpillars and others caterpillars which defoliate the fruit and shade trees.
The great hazel-leaf beetle, or as more generally known, elm-leaf beetle (_Monocesta coryli_), has been known in a few instances to attack and defoliate large patches of the wild hazel bushes, but this insect seems to prefer the elm, hence is rarely found on the hazels.
Under such conditions an evergreen like _Covillea tridentata_ drops all save the youngest and smallest leaves and maintains this nearly defoliate condition for long periods, with little other change.
Quotes with DEFOLIATE (2)
Camouflage doesn't help when the other guy is willing to defoliate the whole jungle.
An infinity of these tiny animals defoliate our plants, our trees, our fruits... they attack our houses, our fabrics, our furniture, our clothing, our furs ... He who in studying all the different species of insects that are injurious to us, would seek means of preventing them from harming us, would seek to cause them to perish, proposes for his goal important tasks indeed.
Where this answer appears
Appears in: Newsday, WP.
Used 2 times in crossword archives (2002–2004).