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defoliant

chemical sprayed or dusted on plants to cause its leaves to fall off
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defoliant

Summary

defoliant ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (428 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • defoliant is a type of pesticide[2].
  • defoliant's Commons category is recorded as Defoliants[3].
  • defoliant's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Defoliants[4].
  • defoliant's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia[5].
  • defoliant's has effect is recorded as defoliation[6].

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Definition and Type

defoliant is a type of pesticide[2].

Why It Matters

defoliant ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (428 views/month).[1] defoliant has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[7] defoliant is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[8]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). defoliant. Retrieved April 10, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/defoliant
MLA “defoliant.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 10 Apr. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/defoliant.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_defoliant_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{defoliant}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/defoliant}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-10}}
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  1. 19d ago · Putnik · 2026-06-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija id → defoliantai
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P7666]]: defoliantai"
  2. 5w ago · Tholzheim · 2026-05-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has effect → defoliation
    Factgrid item id → Q1783930
    Subclass of → —
    Aliases → —
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P8168]]: Q1783930, adds FactGrid ID"
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