Definitions
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- adjective Opposing the use of
pesticides .
Etymologies
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anti- + pesticide
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Examples
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Given the uncertainty, though, it seems close to hyperbole for Mr. Jacobsen to predict a "silent catastrophe" and a "fruitless fall" (a variation on Rachel Carson's antipesticide polemic of 1962, "Silent Spring") or to describe CCD as a "plague."
Buzz Interrupted 2008
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Rachel: The Story of Rachel Carson, by Amy Ehrlich, is a picture-book biography of the "Silent Spring" author and antipesticide pioneer.
Growing Up Green 2007
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