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Decades of research show that weeds flourish and pests thrive in response to more carbon dioxide and hotter temperatures, increasing the need for pesticides and herbicides.—Kate Raphael, Discover Magazine, 23 June 2025 With modern farming, and its use of pesticides and herbicides, surface microbial communities often suffer.—New Atlas, 21 June 2025 After applying herbicide, wash your tools in soapy water, using a grease-cutting dish detergent and a scrub brush.—Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 17 June 2025 About 115 acres will be treated with herbicide through Saturday, June 7.—Ramona Sentinel, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for herbicide
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Etymology
Latin herba + International Scientific Vocabulary -cide
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