Bordeaux mixture

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Bordeaux mixture

A mixture of copper sulfate, lime, and water that is sprayed as a fungicide on trees and plants.

[Translation of French bouillie bordelaise : bouillie, gruel, mixture + bordelaise, of Bordeaux.]

Bordeaux mixture

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) Horticulture a fungicide consisting of a solution of equal quantities of copper sulphate and quicklime

[loose translation of French bouillie bordelaise, from bouillir to boil + bordelais of Bordeaux]

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Bordeaux mixture - antifungal agent consisting of a solution of copper sulphate and quicklime

antifungal, antifungal agent, antimycotic, antimycotic agent, fungicide - any agent that destroys or prevents the growth of fungi

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