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Target specific areas or weeds with natural methods like vinegar or boiling water, or use herbicides.—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 17 July 2025 Farmers no longer need to rely on herbicides, which leads to cleaner crops and healthier soil.—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 12 July 2025 Use herbicides such as glyphosate (aka Round-up) to kill the existing plants.—Special To The Denver Post, Denver Post, 8 July 2025 They can easily be controlled with selective herbicides.—Chris McKeown, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for herbicide
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Etymology
Latin herba + International Scientific Vocabulary -cide
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