Meaning

1 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)A chemical agent that destroys unwanted plants (weeds) but not wanted ones (crops etc).

    Herbizid, Unkrautvernichtungsmittel

    a chemical agent that destroys plants or inhibits their growth

Translations

2 languages
Deutsch
By meaning 1
chemical that destroys unwanted plants:

Origin

From weed + killer.

From weed + killer.

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Forms

plural: weedkillers

Synonyms

3 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • a chemical agent that destroys plants or inhibits their growth:herbicideweed killer

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

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