herbicidal

adjective

her·​bi·​ci·​dal ¦(h)ər-bə-¦sī-dᵊl 

1

: of or relating to an herbicide

2

: having the ability to destroy plants

herbicidal agents

herbicidally adverb

A gene expression profile of a compound identified as herbicidally active in the greenhouse is compared with the already existing profiles in the database.

—Modern Methods in Crop Protection Research, 2012

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