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preemergence

adjective pre·emer·gence \ˌprē-ə-ˈmər-jən(t)s\

Definition of PREEMERGENCE

:  used or occurring before emergence of seedlings above the ground <preemergence herbicides>
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First Known Use of PREEMERGENCE

1935

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