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Definition of Defoliator
1. Noun. An insect that strips the leaves from plants.
Definition of Defoliator
1. Noun. something or someone that defoliates. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Defoliator
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Defoliator
Literary usage of Defoliator
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Forest Health in the Inland West: A Symposium by David L. Adams, Lyn Morelan (1995)
"As a result of these flip-flops hi management direction, some areas probably
became more susceptible to defoliator infestations while other areas became ..."
2. The Insect Book: A Popular Account of the Bees, Wasps, Ants, Grasshoppers by Leland Ossian Howard (1905)
"... on the life history of the tussock moth, he made the interesting discovery
that the egg masses of this famous shade- tree defoliator were sometimes ..."
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