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phytocide

American

[fahy-tuh-sahyd] / ˈfaɪ təˌsaɪd /

noun

a substance or preparation for killing plants.

Other Word Forms

phytocidal

adjective

Etymology

Origin of phytocide

First recorded in 1935–40; phyto- + -cide

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