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SILVEX
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Dictionary entry overview: What does silvex mean?
• SILVEX (noun)
The noun SILVEX has 1 sense:
1. a herbicide that is effective in controlling woody plants but is toxic to animals
Familiarity information: SILVEX used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A herbicide that is effective in controlling woody plants but is toxic to animals
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Hypernyms ("silvex" is a kind of...):
herbicide; weed killer; weedkiller (a chemical agent that destroys plants or inhibits their growth)
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