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DEFOLIANT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A chemical that is sprayed on plants and causes their leaves to fall off
Classified under:
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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