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Chemical assassination contract on anything green you didn't personally invite.
means A substance designed to kill unwanted plants, especially weeds, while ideally sparing the crops you actually want.
from Latin herba (plant, grass) welded to -cide (to kill), the same suffix powering homicide and pesticide — a Roman root with a modern body count.
Agent OrangeWartime herbicide that defoliated jungles, then poisoned generations.
Selective vs totalSome pick targets, others scorch all earth indiscriminately.
GlyphosateWorld's top weedkiller, now a courtroom regular.