noun
- Plural of picloram; a selective herbicide used to control woody plants and broadleaf weeds in agriculture and land management.
Usage: technical; usually used in plural or as a mass noun in agricultural contexts
Examples
- Farmers apply piclorams to eliminate invasive brush species from pastureland.
- The herbicide piclorams is effective against many perennial weeds.
- Piclorams have been used for decades in rangeland management.
- Environmental agencies monitor the use of piclorams in sensitive ecosystems.