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Definition of Defoliators
1. defoliator [n] - See also: defoliator
Lexicographical Neighbors of Defoliators
Literary usage of Defoliators
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Forest Bulletin (1905)
"The caterpillar of this moth is one of the heaviest defoliators of the Sal Forests
of Assam. Previous Records of the Insect Considerable difficulty has been ..."
2. Transactions by Massachusetts Horticultural Society (1902)
"Copper acetate and the ammoniacal solution of copper carbonate have both proved
very severe defoliators in my experiments. We shall try several other ..."
3. The American Naturalist by American Society of Naturalists, Essex Institute (1896)
"The prominent leaf-defoliators, as the rose- chafer and flea-beetle, frequently
destroy or vastly injure the crop over large districts, and the little ..."
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