herbicide

her·bi·cide  (hûrb-sd, ûr-)

n.

A chemical substance used to destroy or inhibit the growth of plants, especially weeds.

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herbi·cidal (-sdl) adj.

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herbicide

Noun

a substance used to destroy plants, esp. weeds [Latin herba plant + caedere to kill]

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herbicide  (hûrb-sd, ûr-)

A pesticide used to kill weeds. Paraquat is a herbicide. Compare fungicideinsecticiderodenticide

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herbicide

a substance for destroying plants, especially weeds or other unwanted species; a weed-killer. — herbicidal, adj.

See also: Plants

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a substance for killing unwanted plant growth.

See also: Killing

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

herbicide - a chemical agent that destroys plants or inhibits their growth weed killer, weedkiller Agent Orange - a herbicide used in the Vietnam War to defoliate forest areas As, atomic number 33, arsenic - a very poisonous metallic element that has three allotropic forms; arsenic and arsenic compounds are used as herbicides and insecticides and various alloys; found in arsenopyrite and orpiment and realgar atrazine - a synthetic compound derived from triazine that is widely used as an agricultural herbicide; "atrazine is thought to cause cancer and is banned in some European countries" chemical, chemical substance - material produced by or used in a reaction involving changes in atoms or molecules linuron - a herbicide that kills weeds without harming vegetables paraquat - a poisonous yellow solid used in solution as a herbicide silvex - a herbicide that is effective in controlling woody plants but is toxic to animals simazine - a herbicide used to control weeds (especially among crops)

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A chemical compound that will kill or damage plants.

Translations

herbicide [ˈhəːbɪsaɪd] n → herbicida m

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herbicide [ˈhəːbɪsaɪd] n → herbicide m

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herbicide [ˈhəːbɪsaɪd] herb n → Unkrautvertilgungsmittel nt, Herbizid nt

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herbicide [ˈhəːbɪsaɪd] n → erbicida m