denude

Example Sentences

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“Our study shows that burros can denude wetlands but only when mountain lions are absent,” Dr. Lundgren said.

From New York Times • Aug. 15, 2022

They’re also here to eat huge swaths of cropland, denude trees and other plant life, and generally wreak havoc on the West and its agriculture.

From Slate • Jul. 12, 2021

They have a voracious appetite that can denude entire forests of leaves, said University of Illinois entomologist May Berenbaum, a past society president.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 9, 2021

They're also being told not to denude grocery shelves by hoarding food and other essentials.

From Salon • Mar. 21, 2020

Salt, even in quantities large enough to denude the soil of all vegetation, is never permanently injurious.

From The Elements of Agriculture A Book for Young Farmers, with Questions Prepared for the Use of Schools by Waring, George E. (George Edwin)