Brazil is the largest coffee producer in the world. Each year Brazil exports more than 44 million bags of coffee. Vietnam follows at exporting over 27 million bags each year.
DEFOLIATE
defoliate, defoliated
(adjective) deprived of leaves
defoliate
(verb) strip the leaves or branches from; “defoliate the trees with pesticides”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
defoliate (third-person singular simple present defoliates, present participle defoliating, simple past and past participle defoliated)
(transitive) To remove foliage from (one or more plants), most often with a chemical agent.
Adjective
defoliate (comparative more defoliate, superlative most defoliate)
Deprived of leaves; defoliated.
Anagrams
• fileteado
Source: Wiktionary
De*fo"li*ate, De*fo"li*a`ted. a.
Definition: Deprived of leaves, as by their natural fall.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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