nematicide
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From nemati- + -cide; compare nematocide.
Noun
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nematicide (plural nematicides)
- Any pesticide designed to kill nematodes (roundworms).
- 1998, Lawrence S. Grossman, The Political Ecology of Bananas, page 197:
- Villagers use the nematicides Furadan and Mocap mostly in banana cultivation, whereas Basudin and Sevin are the most frequently used agrochemicals applied exclusively on nonbanana crops.