4
strip
3
denude
3
bare
3
shed
2
defoliated
2
peel
1
defoliation
1
disafforestation
1
disforest
1
dismember
1
draw and quarter(expression, idiom)
1
exfoliate
1
flay
1
lacerate
1
leafless
1
maim
1
mangle
1
mutilate
1
pick to pieces(expression, idiom)
1
pull apart
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