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herbicide
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A chemical substance which suppresses, and is usually designed to eliminate, plant growth. It may be a non-selective weed-killer (e.g. paraquat); or selective, for example, eliminating dicotyledonous plants from among monocotyledonous stands (e.g. phenoxyacetic acids) or vice versa (e.g. dalapan).
From: herbicide in A Dictionary of Ecology »
Subjects: Science and technology — Life Sciences
