noun

pesticide

pesticide

Farmers use pesticides to protect their crops.

Farmers use pesticides to protect their crops.

Organic food is grown without synthetic pesticides.

Organic food is grown without synthetic pesticides.

((a/some)) pesticide Farmers use pesticides to protect their crops.

Synonyms: insecticide, bug spray, weedkiller

From Latin 'pestis' (pest) + '-cide' (a killer), from 'caedere' (to kill).

Think of it as causing 'suicide' for 'pests'.

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