mycoherbiciden.
/ˌmʌɪkə(ʊ)ˈhəːbᵻsʌɪd/, U.S. /ˌmaɪkoʊˈ(h)ərbəˌsaɪd/ Agriculture.
A fungus, or a substance derived from a fungus, used to destroy weeds.
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1974 Proc. 4th Internat. Symp. Biol. Control Weeds 216/1 No biological or technological reasons have been encountered..that would preclude commercialization of this fungus as a mycoherbicide.
1991 Sci. Amer. July 56 d/2 Phenoxy herbicides..can damage rice as well as cotton and soybeans in nearby fields. In contrast, the ‘mycoherbicide’ does not harm crops.
1998 New Scientist 23 May 38/3 CABI is seeking aid funds to develop a mycoherbicide, which would use extracts from native African fungi to kill the water hyacinths.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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