defoliated
Lost all leaves
Defoliated describes something stripped of its leaves or foliage.
Plants become defoliated through disease, drought, or insect damage.
The term often appears in military contexts, referring to vegetation destroyed by chemical agents: The jungle was defoliated by Agent Orange during the Vietnam War.
A defoliated landscape looks barren and skeletal.
Wartime defoliant chemical
- Vietnam WarCold-era Indochina military engagement
- herbicidesChemicals that destroy unwanted plants
- dioxinChlorinated aromatic toxin
- chemical weaponsToxic substances weaponized
ecocide · scorched earth · jungle · contamination · toxicity · environmental damage · biological warfare · crop destruction
Lacking any covering
- denudedStripped of natural covering
- strippedHad coverings removed
- exposedOut in open
- starkSevere and unadorned
bald · skeletal · naked · empty · bleak · lifeless · sparse · withered
Chemicals destroying harmful organisms
- sprayingDispersing liquid as mist
- cottonPlant fiber for textiles
- chemical treatmentApplying substances to transform materials
- yieldProduce or relinquish
preharvest · desiccant · application · timing
Agent Orange
Wartime defoliant chemical
- Vietnam WarCold-era Indochina military engagement
- herbicidesChemicals that destroy unwanted plants
- dioxinChlorinated aromatic toxin
chemical weapons · ecocide · scorched earth · jungle · contamination · toxicity · environmental damage · biological warfare · crop destruction · habitat loss
bare
Lacking any covering
stark · bald · skeletal · naked · empty · bleak · lifeless · sparse · withered · gaunt
pesticides
Chemicals destroying harmful organisms
- sprayingDispersing liquid as mist
- cottonPlant fiber for textiles
- chemical treatmentApplying substances to transform materials
yield · preharvest · desiccant · application · timing
defoliatedleafed out
Produced spring foliage
sprouting · budding · leafing · greening · regenerated