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phytocide

phytocide noun: an agent that kills plants, such as weedkiller.

Noun

phytocide (plural phytocides)

  1. (uncommon) An agent that kills plants, such as weedkiller.
    Synonyms:
    herbicide

Synonyms of phytocide

Forms of phytocide

pluralphytocides

Origin of phytocide

From phyto- + -cide.

Questions about phytocide

What does phytocide mean?
Phytocide means an agent that kills plants, such as weedkiller.
What part of speech is phytocide?
Phytocide is a noun.
What is the plural of phytocide?
The plural of phytocide is phytocides.

Words near phytocide in the dictionary

  1. phytochrome
  2. phytochromes
  3. phytochromobilin
  4. phytochromobilins
  5. phytocidal
  6. phytocide
  7. phytocides
  8. phytoclast
  9. phytoclasts
  10. phytoclimatic
  11. phytoclimatology

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