weed-killer

[ weed-kil-er ]

noun

1. a herbicide.

Word History and Origins

Origin of weed-killer¹

First recorded in 1885–90

Example Sentences

Then in two separate lawsuits, Bayer was ordered on Friday to pay $1.56 billion to plaintiffs over its Roundup weed-killer, followed by another order on Monday to pay $165 million to employees of a school northeast of Seattle.

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Then in two separate lawsuits, Bayer was ordered on Friday to pay $1.56 billion to plaintiffs over its Roundup weed-killer, followed by another order on Monday to pay $165 million to employees of a school northeast of Seattle.

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Anderson has inherited several challenges from his predecessor Werner Baumann, including U.S. lawsuits claiming Bayer’s weed-killer Roundup causes cancer.

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Lawsuits have dogged Bayer since it acquired the Roundup weed-killer brand as part of the Monsanto purchase.

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Two decades ago, Monsanto Co was working to commercialize wheat bred to withstand treatments of its weed-killer Roundup, but the company halted that effort in 2004.

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