postemergence

[ pohst-i-mur-juhns ]

adjective
  1. occurring or applied after emergence of a plant from the soil and before full growth: postemergence frost.

Origin of postemergence

1
First recorded in 1935–40; post- + emergence

Words Nearby postemergence

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