English noun: herbicide | |||
| 1. | herbicide (substance) a chemical agent that destroys plants or inhibits their growth | ||
| Synonyms | weed killer, weedkiller | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | chemical, chemical substance | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | Agent Orange, atrazine, linuron, paraquat, silvex, simazine | ||
| Substance holonym | arsenic, As, atomic number 33 | ||