单词 | weedicide |
释义 | weediciden. Something that kills or (in early use) suppresses the growth of weeds; spec. a chemical weedkiller or herbicide.A proprietary name in the United Kingdom. ΘΚΠ the world > life > death > killing > killer of nature > [noun] > herbicide weedkiller1745 weedicide1897 herbicide1899 algicide1902 algaecide1903 pesticide1933 2,4,5-T1947 silvicide1950 dalapon1953 silvex1954 sterilant1955 simazine?1957 mecoprop1959 propazine1959 diquat1960 TCA1960 picloram1965 propachlor1966 1897 Rural New-Yorker 9 Jan. 24/3 ‘Weedicide’ is the latest name for Crimson clover. 1902 Handbk. Injurious Insects & Plant Dis. (Bowker Insecticide Co.) 31 Bowker's ‘Weedicide’ kills weeds, grass, poison ivy, poison sumac, and all kinds of undesirable vegetation. 1910 T. W. Sanders Garden Foes vii. ii. 301 Those who make a practice of applying one of these weedicides annually are rarely troubled with weeds. 1951 Chambers's Jrnl. Aug. 457/1 Agricultural scientists..have set themselves the task of finding efficient straight weedicides. 2006 P. W. West Growing Plantation Forests v. 76 Experimental plots were established with varying degrees of weed control, using both weedicides and hand weeding. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2019; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1897 |
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