herbicide
noun
a substance or preparation for killing plants, especially weeds.
herbicides
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pluralof herbicide.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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In 2001, Fairfax lawmakers enacted a ban on all herbicides, insecticides and rodenticides on public land.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026
They also tested resistance to pure glyphosate and glyphosate-based herbicides, which are among the most widely used weedkillers worldwide.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 23, 2026
Farmer Dave Bell, chair of the Voluntary Initiative for the use of Plant Protection, told BBC Radio 4's Today programme that he relies on herbicides like glyphosate.
From BBC ● May 6, 2026
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. also defended the move in public, even as he maintained that pesticides and herbicides are “toxic by design.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 27, 2026
Fatal results may follow, also, from less toxic herbicides if the plant itself happens to be poisonous or perhaps to possess thorns or burs.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
