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silvex

noun sil·vex \ˈsil-ˌveks\

Definition of SILVEX

:  a toxic selective herbicide C9H7Cl3O3 formerly used in controlling woody plants
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Origin of SILVEX

probably from Latin silva wood + English exterminator
First Known Use: 1961

Rhymes with SILVEX

annex, apex, codex, complex, convex, cortex, culex, desex, duplex, DX, fourplex, ibex, ilex, index, Kleenex, latex, mirex, murex, MX, narthex, perplex, Perspex, phone sex, pollex, Pyrex, reflex, Rx, safe sex, scolex, silex, simplex, spandex, telex, Tex-Mex, triplex, unsex, vertex, vortex

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