verb
- present participle of deleave; to remove leaves from a plant or tree
Usage: rare or technical; primarily botanical or horticultural context
noun
- the act or process of removing leaves from plants
Usage: rare or technical; primarily botanical or horticultural context
Examples
- The gardener is deleaving the lower branches to improve air circulation.
- Deleaving helps reduce disease in dense plant canopies.
- The process of deleaving must be done carefully to avoid damaging the stem.
- Excessive deleaving can stress the plant and reduce its vigor.