any chemical substance used to kill plants, esp. weeds, or to check their growth
Origin of herbicide
eastern; English or Modern Latin herbi- ( from Classical Latin herba, herb) + -cideherbicide
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herbicide
noun
A substance used to destroy or inhibit the growth of plants, especially weeds.
Related Forms:
- her′bi·cid′al
adjective
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A pesticide used to kill weeds. Paraquat is a herbicide.
Compare fungicide
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Sentence Examples
- Herbicide resistant crops- This allows the farmer to spray wide spectrum herbicides on the crops and kill only the weeds.
- Vinegar may work just as well, just be sure it is diluted in water because vinegar can kill plants and is often used as a natural herbicide to get rid of weeds.
- Also, if you apply herbicide to kill broadleaf weeds, that should be done in October.
- Organic cotton clothing and other organically produced products are thought to be better for the planet because of decreasing the pesticide and herbicide load that that planet is absorbing.
- Pesticide usage is an area of concern which organic agriculture addresses.The same standards apply to pesticide usage, with methods such as crop rotation rather than herbicide use.
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WORDS NEAR herbicide IN THE DICTIONARY
- herbicide
- herbicides
- herbid
- herbie