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fungicide

/ˈfʌndʒɪsaɪd/

Meanings
noun
A substance used to kill fungus

Examples :

"The gardener sprayed a fungicide on the roses to protect them from black spot. "
substance biology agriculture plant chemistry

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fungus noun

/ˈfʌŋ.ɡəs/

Any member of the kingdom Fungi; a eukaryotic organism typically having chitin cell walls but no chlorophyll or plastids. Fungi may be unicellular or multicellular.

"The mold growing on the old bread is a type of fungus. "

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spot noun

/spɒt/ /spɑt/

A round or irregular patch on the surface of a thing having a different color, texture etc. and generally round in shape.

"The leopard is noted for the spots of color in its fur."

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sprayed verb

/spɹeɪd/

To project a liquid in a dispersive manner toward something.

"The firemen sprayed the house."

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roses noun

/ɹoʊzɨz̥/

A shrub of the genus Rosa, with red, pink, white or yellow flowers.

"My grandmother's garden is full of beautiful roses. "

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from preposition

/fɹɒm/ /fɹʌm/

Used to indicate source or provenance.

"I got a letter from my brother."

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gardener noun

/ˈɡɑːdnə/ /ˈɡɑɹdnɚ/

One who gardens; one who grows plants or cultivates a garden.

""Ponder the fact that God has made you a gardener, to root out vice and to plant virtue." — St. Catherine of Siena"

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substance noun

/ˈsʌbstəns/

Physical matter; material.

"The scientist carefully examined the substance to determine its chemical composition. "

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protect verb

/pɹəˈtɛkt/

To keep safe; to defend; to guard; to prevent harm coming to.

"Condoms are designed to protect against sexually-transmitted diseases."

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kill noun

/kɪl/

The act of killing.

"The assassin liked to make a clean kill, and thus favored small arms over explosives."

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them pronoun

/ðʌm/

(plural) Those ones.

"The children asked their teacher for help with those math problems; she explained them. "

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used verb

/juːzd/

To utilize or employ.

"The student used a calculator to solve the math problem. "

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black noun

/blak/

The colour/color perceived in the absence of light, but also when no light is reflected, but rather absorbed.

"The black of the night sky is caused by the absence of reflected light. "