herbicide

noun

her·bi·cide | \ˈ(h)ər-bə-ˌsīd

Definition of herbicide

: an agent used to destroy or inhibit plant growth

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Other Words from herbicide

herbicidal \ˌ(h)ər-bə-ˈsī-dᵊl

\ adjective

herbicidally \ˌ(h)ər-bə-ˈsī-dᵊl-ē

\ adverb

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On Friday, a California jury hit Monsanto with $289 million in damages in a lawsuit brought by a patient suffering from terminal cancer, accepting the plaintiff's claims that his disease was caused by the company's popular herbicide, Roundup. — John Timmer, Ars Technica, "Lawsuit brings $289 million verdict against maker of Roundup weed killer," 11 Aug. 2018 By all measures, glyphosate, the active ingredient in the herbicide Roundup, according to the EPA, has low toxicity for humans. — Yvette D'entremont, SELF, "Should You Worry About Herbicides In Your Food?," 10 Oct. 2018 Crews have employed a number of tactics, including felling trees with chain saws, girdling their trunks with a blade and spraying the wound with a systemic herbicide. — Adrian Higgins, The Seattle Times, "Scientists thought they had created the perfect tree. But it became a nightmare.," 17 Sep. 2018 As a result, most studies focus specifically on the herbicide, since studying individual formulations would leave the work without much statistical power. — John Timmer, Ars Technica, "Lawsuit brings $289 million verdict against maker of Roundup weed killer," 11 Aug. 2018 With a small staff, Samuelle oversees thirty-nine acres of vines, using only natural, herbicide-free methods, the way Yves's grandfather taught him. — Molly Wizenberg, Town & Country, "Vintage Bordeaux," 14 Jan. 2013 In some states including Minnesota and Arkansas, herbicide-resistant pigweed is so persistent that farmers have resorted to hiring laborers to handpick or blowtorch the weeds. — Brooke Borel, Scientific American, "Weeds Are Winning the War against Herbicide Resistance," 18 June 2018 The same herbicide that would eliminate existing Dallisgrass and grassburs could be used to get rid of St. Augustine within Bermuda without harming the Bermuda. — Neil Sperry, star-telegram, "Turf troubles? Here's advice to get you in the green again | Fort Worth Star-Telegram," 2 May 2018 In most cases an application of a glyphosate-only herbicide (no other active ingredients) will do the best job. — Neil Sperry, star-telegram, "It's time to make up ground in your garden with this guide to ground covers | Fort Worth Star-Telegram," 23 May 2018

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