Defoliated
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To remove foliage from (one or more plants), most often with a chemical agent.
Leafless
Part of speech: adjective
Definition: Of plants or trees, without leaves.
Defoliated as a verb is to remove foliage from (one or more plants), most often with a chemical agent. while Leafless as an adjective is of plants or trees, without leaves.
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To remove foliage from (one or more plants), most often with a chemical agent.
Part of speech: adjective
Definition: Of plants or trees, without leaves.
We hope you now know whether to use Defoliated or Leafless in your sentence.