PREEMERGENT


Meaning of PREEMERGENT in English

/pree'i merr"jeuhnt/ , adj. Hort.

1. of or pertaining to seedlings before they emerge or appear above ground: a preemergent weed-killer.

n.

2. a preemergence chemical, as a herbicide.

Also, pre-emergent .

[ 1955-60; PRE- + EMERGENT ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .