Bordeaux Mixture Definition

noun
A mixture of lime, water, and copper sulfate, sprayed on plants to kill insects and fungi: used extensively before the development of modern fungicides.
Webster's New World
pronoun

A mixture of copper sulphate and lime that is sprayed on plants as a fungicide.

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Origin of Bordeaux Mixture

  • Translation of French bouillie bordelaise bouillie gruel, mixture bordelaise of Bordeaux

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Bordeaux in France, where it is used on vines

    From Wiktionary

Bordeaux Mixture Sentence Examples

  • As a preventive repeated spraying with dilute Bordeaux mixture is recommended, during the flowering season and early development of the fruit.

  • The means of mitigating the damage done by this disease are (i) the selection of varieties found to resist its attacks; (2) the collection and destruction of diseased tubers so that none are left in the soil to become a menace to future crops; (3) care that no tubers showing traces of the disease are planted; (4) spraying with Bordeaux mixture at intervals from midsummer onwards.

  • The parasite may be held in check by spraying with Bordeaux mixture early in the season.

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