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/ˈpes.tɪ.saɪd/ (noun)
Pesticide definition
a chemical substance that is used to terminate or kill unwanted animals, pests, or plants such as insects (insecticide), plants (herbicide), wild plants, weeds, and some other harmful organisms, pest-killing compound, bug juice, fly spray, vermin killer
Pesticide in context
The Best (Nontoxic) Pesticides and Insecticides, According to Gardeners
Getting rid of pests without harming plants, pets, or people can be a tricky problem for most plant owners and gardeners. Whenever possible, “it’s important for the specimen — and for our own health, children’s well-being, pets, and environment,” to use nontoxic treatments, according to Sera Rogue, owner of Brooklyn-based gardening company Red Fern. Below, she and four more gardeners and landscape designers share the nontoxic products they use to safely and effectively protect their gardens from bugs, fungi, and weeds.
Source of context: https://nymag.com/
Parts of speech
Adjective: pesticidal
Adverb: pesticidally
