defoliant

English Thesaurus

1. a chemical that is sprayed on plants and causes their leaves to fall off (noun.substance)

hypernym	:	chemical compound, compound,
definition	:	(chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weight (noun.substance)

derivation	:	defoliate,
definition	:	strip the leaves or branches from (verb.change)

derivation	:	defoliate,
definition	:	strip the leaves or branches from (verb.change)