deshojar - to take leaves or petals off of, to remove pages fromSpanish example: Los Conquistadores envenenaron y deshojaron plantíos y bosques, convirtieron zonas florecientes en paisajes desolados.
English example: The conquerors poisoned and denuded farms and forests, changing flourishing areas into desolate landscape.
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deshojar - to take leaves or petals off of, to remove pages from