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🌱 Before plants appear 🧪 A weed preventer
preemergent

preemergent

8.0
A chemical put on soil to stop weed seeds from growing before plants appear
  • noun
  • /priːˈɛmərdʒənt/
  • Specialized
translation icon : herbicida preemergente
  • Gardeners often use a preemergent herbicide in early spring to stop weeds before they start growing.

Examples

  • The landscaper recommended a preemergent to prevent crabgrass from taking over the yard.

  • Applying a preemergent can help keep your lawn free of unwanted plants throughout the season.

  • Gardeners often use a preemergent in early spring to stop weeds before they start growing.

  • Use preemergent now.

  • Apply preemergent early.

  • Applying a preemergent herbicide can help keep your lawn free of unwanted plants throughout the season.

  • The landscaper recommended a preemergent treatment to prevent crabgrass from taking over the yard.

Synonyms

weed killer
vspreemergent
4 3.2

A substance that kills unwanted plants in gardens or on lawns

is applied to soil before plants emerge to stop seeds from sprouting

How Effective

preemergent
  • Specialized
8.0
weedkiller
1 3.5

Surface Forms

preemergent singular
preemergents plural

Etymology

The word preemergent comes from pre- ('before') and emerge ('to come out'). As a noun, a preemergent is a product you put into the soil 'before' seeds 'come out', so it stops weeds from growing.