noun
- A synthetic herbicide used to control weeds in crops and non-crop areas by inhibiting plant growth.
Usage: technical; agriculture
Examples
- Fenuron is applied to cotton fields to suppress unwanted vegetation.
- The herbicide fenuron works by disrupting cell division in target plants.
- Farmers use fenuron as a pre-emergent treatment before planting.
- Fenuron has been largely replaced by newer herbicides in modern agriculture.