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a chemical spray or dust applied to plants to cause their leaves to fall off
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The defoliant sprayed on the crops helped increase the yield by preventing weed growth.
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The defoliant they used on the lawn made it look so much neater.
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I heard they're using some heavy-duty defoliant on that new golf course.
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The defoliant of truth stripped away the layers of deception to reveal the raw reality.