arboricide

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Any herbicide intended to kill trees or shrubs. countable,uncountable
    — Over a large area, trees of no commercial value such as figs, especially the so-called ‘strangling’ (epiphytic) varieties, together with Cynometra, Celtis spp. and Lasiodiscus were treated with a potent arboricide containing 2,4,5-T and 2,4-D dissolved in diesel oil.
  2. The killing of a tree. countable,uncommon,uncountable
    — President Hayes spoke of the gigantic trees which he had seen in California, one of which was so large that he and seven other persons rode into the hollow of its trunk. He had heard of the crime of arboricide, and agreed with Mr. Muzzey that it deserves punishment.

词形变化

arboricides plural arborcide alternative

词汇关系

相关词
arboricidal

词源

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₃erdʰ-
Proto-Italic *arðōs
Old Latin arbos
Latin arbor
English -icide
English arboricide
From Latin arbor + English -icide.
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