Meanings
nounnematicide (plural nematicides)
plural nematicides
- Any pesticide designed to kill nematodes (roundworms).
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.
1998, Lawrence S. Grossman, The Political Ecology of Bananas, page 197
Origin
From nemati- + -cide; compare nematocide.
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nematicide. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nematicide
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“nematicide.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nematicide. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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