1. having had leaves removed or stripped off

1. past tense and past participle of deleaf; to remove leaves from a plant or tree
Usage: less common than 'defoliate'

Examples

• The storm deleafed many of the trees in the park.
• The deleafed branches looked bare and skeletal against the winter sky.
• Farmers deleafed the tobacco plants before harvest.
• After the insects infested the garden, the plants were completely deleafed.
• The deleafed shrubs will regrow their foliage in spring.