Definition of herbicide
:an agent used to destroy or inhibit plant growth
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Atrazine: A herbicide, found within legal limits and above state and national averages.
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A provision of the bill eliminating the use of herbicides and pesticides on certain county properties, which was not part of the lawsuit filed by a group of homeowners and pesticide companies, took effect in July.
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In the past five years, Seattle Center has sprayed an average of 130 gallons per year of herbicides on its shrub beds, tree pits and hardscape, according to city data.
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The seeds did improve yield compared with the local Obatanpa variety, but Ghanaians couldn’t afford to purchase more for the following year’s crop; ditto the chemical inputs (pesticides, herbicides, synthetic fertilizers) that ensured success.
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The perpetrator also drilled a half-inch diameter hole into each tree, Himel said, adding that the only purpose of that is to put herbicide inside.
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Since then, the district has been using Avenger, an organic herbicide.
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Do not use grass clippings from a lawn that was treated recently with a herbicide.
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The company is appealing a Superior Court decision from March that allowed state regulators to move forward with putting the warning labels on the herbicide.
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Origin and Etymology of herbicide
Latin herba + International Scientific Vocabulary -cide
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