denuded

/dɪˈnuːdɪd/
adjective
  1. Stripped of a covering; made bare.
    • Farmers struggled to grow crops on the denuded soil.
    • The denuded landscape showed the effects of years of mining.
    • The denuded hillside was a sad sight after the wildfire.
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