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These issues are primarily driven by agriculture — particularly pesticide and herbicide use — and other forms of development.—Brandi D. Addison, Austin American-Statesman, 10 Dec. 2024 Farmers using this solution have reported saving an average of 59% on herbicide costs.—Sandy Carter, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024 Machines with cameras can distinguish crops from weeds and target-spray herbicides.—Shaun McKinnon, The Arizona Republic, 14 Oct. 2024 Organic means the turkey feed was made without using fossil fuels, pesticides, herbicides or antibiotics, Fanzo said.—Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 24 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for herbicide
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Etymology
Latin herba + International Scientific Vocabulary -cide
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