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a chemical used to destroy plants or stop plant growth
An herbicide widely used to control weeds.
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Over the short term, the Army Corp and the state aquatic invasive species office will monitor results of the herbicide applications through fall and the end of the growing season, with surveys of the effect of the herbicides on both native and invasive species of plants.
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Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 5 Aug. 2024
The product was a notorious chemical herbicide during the Vietnam War that caused severe medical issues for numerous soldiers.
—Armstrong Williams, Baltimore Sun, 10 July 2024
Four agrochemical companies now control the vast majority of commercial seeds in the U.S., along with most of the insecticides, herbicides, and fungicides sold for agricultural use, as well as the digital technology used for harvest.
—Ali Martin, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 Oct. 2024
Use of herbicides has had similar impacts, and forest destruction in Mexico is shrinking the size of their wintering sites.
—Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 3 Oct. 2024
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Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 5 Aug. 2024
The product was a notorious chemical herbicide during the Vietnam War that caused severe medical issues for numerous soldiers.
—Armstrong Williams, Baltimore Sun, 10 July 2024
Four agrochemical companies now control the vast majority of commercial seeds in the U.S., along with most of the insecticides, herbicides, and fungicides sold for agricultural use, as well as the digital technology used for harvest.
—Ali Martin, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 Oct. 2024
Use of herbicides has had similar impacts, and forest destruction in Mexico is shrinking the size of their wintering sites.
—Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 3 Oct. 2024
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“Herbicide.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/herbicide. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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