Definition
The action or process of removing leaves from a plant or tree.
Etymology
From de- (remove) + foliage (leaves). 'Foliage' comes from Old French 'fueille' and Latin 'folium' meaning leaf. The noun form is less common than 'defoliation' but appears in technical contexts.
Kelly Says
Defoliage isn't just about trees losing leaves—military operations have deliberately caused defoliage of entire jungles, like the Agent Orange campaign in Vietnam, which had devastating ecological consequences lasting decades.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ደንች መጣ
den-ch me-ta
ARالعربية
تساقط الأوراق
tasqaṭ al-awrāq
BNবাংলা
পাতা পড়া
pa-ta por-a
CACatalà
desfullar
de-sfoo-lar
CSČeština
opadání listů
o-pa-da-ni-e lee-stu
DADansk
bladtabning
blad-ta-BN-ing
DEDeutsch
Entblätterung
ent-BLAT-ter-ung
ELΕλληνικά
πέσιμο φύλλων
pe-si-mo fee-llon
ESEspañol
deshoje
des-OH-heh
FAفارسی
ریزش برگ
ri-zhesh-e ber-g
FISuomi
lehtien putoaminen
leh-tien pu-to-a-mi-ne
FRFrançais
défoliation
deh-foh-lee-AS-yon
GUGU
પાંદડાના પડવું
paanda-na pa-d-vu-n
HAHA
faduwar magunguna
fa-du-war ma-gu-ngu-na
HEעברית
נשירת עלים
nish'rit 'al-im
HIहिन्दी
पत्तों का झड़ना
patton ka jharna
HUMagyar
levélhullás
le-ve-l-hull-as
IDBahasa Indonesia
penuh daun
pe-nuh daun
IGIG
ịgba ọfụ
ee-gba oh-foo
ITItaliano
defogliazione
deh-foh-lee-ah-TSH-one
KKKK
жапырылу
ja-py-ry-lu
KMKM
ការបាត់បង់ស្លឹក
ka-ar baat-baang sl-ek
MRMR
पानां पडणे
pa-na-an pa-d-na-e
MSBahasa Melayu
defoliasi
deh-foh-lee-ah-see
MYမြန်မာ
ရွက်များ ကျကျ
ywet-ma-yar ky-ky
NLNederlands
verbladeren
ver-BLAA-deren
NONorsk
bladfall
blad-fall
PAPA
ਪੱਤੇ ਡਿੱਗਣਾ
pat-te d-ig-na
PLPolski
opadanie liści
o-pa-da-nie lee-schi
PTPortuguês
desfolhagem
des-foh-LAH-jem
RORomână
căderea frunzelor
ka-de-rea fru-n-ze-lor
RUРусский
опадание листьев
opa-da-nee-e lee-vyey
SVSvenska
bladlösa
blad-LOH-sa
SWKiswahili
kuanguka kwa majani
kua-ngu-ka kwa ma-ja-ni
TAதமிழ்
இலைகள் விழும்
ilaikkal vizhum
TEతెలుగు
గొట్టం పడటం
gottam padatam
THไทย
การร่วงหล่นของใบ
garan ruang lon khang bai
TLTL
pagbagsak ng dahon
pa-g-ba-g-sak ng da-hon
TRTürkçe
yap dökümü
yap dok-koo-moo
UKУкраїнська
опадання листків
o-pa-dan-nya lis-tiv
URاردو
پتے گرہنا
pateh greh-na
VITiếng Việt
rụng lá
rung la
YOYO
ṣẹṣẹ ẹ̀kùn
she-she eh-coon
ZUZU
ukushayela izinyawo
oo-koo-sha-ye-la ee-zi-nya-wo