noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A chemical agent that destroys unwanted plants (weeds) but not wanted ones (crops etc). countable, uncountable
2. 2
   a chemical agent that destroys plants or inhibits their growth wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

herbicideweed killerherbicidalherbicidal agentmechanical weed controlnonchemical weed control

Antonyms

All antonyms

chemical weedkillercrop-friendlyherbicideweed promoter

Etymology

From weed + killer.