Difference between Leafless and Defoliate

LEAFLESS vs DEFOLIATE: ADJECTIVE

Of plants or trees, without leaves.
Plants having no foliage, though leaves may be present in the form of scales and bracts. See Leaf, n., 1 and 2.
Having no leaves or foliage; bearing no foliage.
Having no leaves

To lose foliage.
To cause the leaves of (a plant or plants) to fall off, especially by the use of chemicals.
To deprive (a plant or a vegetated area, for example) of leaves.

Mahonia, Coppiced, Tuberous, Rhizomatous, Foliaged, Amelanchier, Ferny, Cistus, Deciduous, Shrubby, Scapose, Aphyllous, Bare, Defoliate, Defoliated

Lablab, Reseed, Fruiting, Oxalis, Smartweed, Horseweed, Tasseling, Rebloom, Prune, Infest, Overwinter, Disforest, Disafforest, Deforest, Leafless

Mahonia, Coppiced, Tuberous, Rhizomatous, Foliaged, Amelanchier, Ferny, Cistus, Deciduous, Shrubby, Scapose, Aphyllous, Bare, Defoliate, Defoliated

Bloom, Discolour, Chinkapin, Desiccate, Lablab, Reseed, Fruiting, Oxalis, Tasseling, Rebloom, Prune, Infest, Disafforest, Deforest, Leafless

The few trees in that yard were twisted and leafless, roots bared like bones.
Ephedra sinica is a perennial horsetail plant which produces leafless, segmented round canes.
During this time of year, we find ourselves humble, leafless and barren.
Carrion flower is a leafless, succulent, ground cover with fleshy stems.
Yellow blooms cover long, leafless stems from midwinter to early spring.
High Country, whereas others have been leafless for several weeks.
Tall trees by a lakeside park were charred and leafless.
47: rain drops add sparkle to leafless twigs and berries.
Unfairly, I am sleeping leafless daedalus total than mildly Provigil.
The leafless trees stranded in a frozen ground.

Americans also deployed chemical warfare, using Agent Orange and napalm to defoliate forests and burn down villages.
Gypsy moth caterpillars and tent caterpillars can defoliate trees as they chomp their way through forests.
Sticky tree bands catch fall cankerworm caterpillars before they can completely defoliate the tree.
The cyclones defoliate trees, break tree crown stems, and cause tree falls.
Pods may be aborted, and plants may defoliate early.
They are indispensable for cutting twigs, thinner branches and even leaves when you defoliate a tree.
It is recommended that an early fall application of Capstonebe made beforethe trees defoliate.
Biological warfare can also specifically target plants to destroy crops or defoliate vegetation.
If left untreated, they can defoliate your plant in just a few days.
Severe infestations can completely defoliate and kill an evergreen.