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The employee failed to clean the equipment and sprayed a mixture of herbicide and the fertilizer on the greens.—Stephen Hudak, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 May 2026 Using common household products like Epsom salt as a weed killer appeals to many people who want to avoid synthetic herbicides and garden more sustainably.—Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 May 2026 Avoiding herbicides preserves the soil benefits dandelions provide, keeps early-season nectar available and eliminates the largest environmental downsides.—Ryan Brennan
may 1, Miami Herald, 1 May 2026 The herbicides commonly used to remove dandelions come with a serious cost.—Ryan Brennan, Sacbee.com, 1 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for herbicide
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Etymology
Latin herba + International Scientific Vocabulary -cide