defoliator
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]defoliator (plural defoliators)
- Something or someone that defoliates.
- 1983, Thomas E. Mittler, Annual Review of Entomology, page 305:
- Leaf Tatterers and Defoliators
This group of pecan arthropods can cause damage to foliage from shortly after budbreak until about the time of pollination.
Derived terms
[edit]- ailanthus defoliator) (Eligma narcissus)
- albizia defoliator (Rhesala imparata)
- euonymus defoliator (Pryeria sinica)
- kadam defoliator (Arthroschista hilaralis)
- karanj defoliator (Glyphodes negatalis)
- lantana defoliator (Hypena laceratalis)
- sandalwood defoliator (Amata passalis)
- shea defoliator (Cirina forda)
- sweetgum defoliator (Paectes abrostoloides)
- teak defoliator (Hyblaea puera)