defoliant

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Agent Orange is a defoliant that was used during the Vietnam War era and known to cause cancer and other serious illnesses.
橙剂是一种脱叶剂，曾在越战期间使用，已知会致癌和其他严重疾病。
South Korean and U.S. officials also say there is no evidence, at this stage, that the dioxin came from the defoliant Agent Orange.
韩国和美国官员还表示，目前没有证据显示二恶英来自脱叶剂“桔剂”。
The U.S. Army says it is looking into a report that drums of the Vietnam War-era toxic defoliant Agent Orange were buried at an American military facility in South Korea 33 years ago.A
美国陆军表示，正在调查一则关于一些越南战争时期使用的有毒落叶剂“橙剂”33年前被埋在韩国的一处美军设施地下的报导。

Vietnamese victims of Agent Orange, a poisonous defoliant used by America in the war, are still seeking compensation.
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You can't put defoliant on the poppies or you've already made new insurgents because they have nothing else to grow.
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Mr Parra thinks this may reflect Dow's memory of the way the American government left it to pick up the legal fallout from the use of the notorious Agent Orange defoliant during the Vietnam war.
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A defoliant is a chemical used on trees and plants to make all their leaves fall off. Defoliants are especially used in war to remove protection from an enemy.