1) Atrazine 2) Linuron 3) Paraquat 4) Silvex 5) Simazine 6) Weedkiller
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1) Chemical 2) Weed killer
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a chemical the kills or inhibits growth of a plant.
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an agent, usually chemical, for killing or inhibiting the growth of unwanted plants—i.e., weeds. (See weed.) In the past, sea salt, by-products of ... [7 related articles]
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A chemical that kills plants.
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A chemical agent that is toxic to plants and that may be used to destroy unwanted vegetation.
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an agent that stops plant growth or kills a plant.
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see 'pesticide'
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As much as I hate the use of this word and anything connected to it, it is any chemical that will kill a plant. There are both selective and non-selective herbicides. Selectives only killing a specific plant and the non-selective killing a larger segment of plants.
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Any substance that is toxic to plants; usually used to kill specific unwanted plants.
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<chemical> A chemical used to kill or control the growth of plants. Some herbicides (such as synthetic auxins and triazine) selectively kill broad-leaved plants while leaving grass-leaved plants (i.e., cereal crops) unharmed. ... Other herbicides, such as paraquat, kill all plants. Herbicide use has dramatically increased crop yield worldwide...
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(ur´-) (hur´bĭ-sīd) an agent that is destructive to weeds or causes an alteration in their normal growth.
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Any pesticide used to destroy or inhibit plant growth
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Any substance or mixture of substances intended for preventing, destroying or controlling any weed, including any algae or aquatic weed.
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Herbicide: A chemical pesticide designed to control or destroy plants, weeds, or grasses. Herbicides tend to have wide-ranging effects on non-target species (other than those the pesticide is meant to control or kill).
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herbicide, herbicidal Any chemical agent that is toxic to some or all plants and is used to destroy unwanted vegetation.
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a type of pesticide that kills weeds
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A chemical pesticide designed to control or destroy plants, weeds, or grasses.
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A substance used to control weeds. May be selective or total. Glyphosate (Roundup) is a total herbicide, Cheetah S (Fenoxaprop-P-ethyl) will kill only wild oats in cereals and some other crops.
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Any chemical used to destroy plants or check their growth (see weedkiller)
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A substance used to kill or control weeds.
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A pesticide formulated to kill or control plants.
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Any compound, product or other gardening aid used to control, abate or kill unwanted plants.
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A selective herbicide is designed to kill only one type of plant in an area containing more plant varieties; an example is an herbicide that kills weeds growing among grass. Non-selective herbicides kill all plants in the application area, such as all types of plants growing between pavement cracks.
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A pesticide formulated to kill or control plants.
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