adjective
- having had leaves removed or stripped off
Usage: often used in botanical or horticultural contexts
Examples
- The deleaved branches were prepared for grafting.
- After the storm, many trees stood deleaved and bare.
- The gardener deleaved the lower stems to improve air circulation.
- Deleaved saplings are easier to transport and plant.
- The deleaved shrub will regrow its foliage in spring.