The forcible gathering together of any particular group of people.
Used in a Sentence
roundup
Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for roundup.
Editorial note
Monocropping damaging the soil is an observable problem (and is nitrogen fertilizer and Roundup a solution?).
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Parts of speech1
Quick take
The forcible gathering together of any particular group of people.
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of roundup gathered in one view.
The summary to a news bulletin.
An upward curvature or convexity, as in the deck of a vessel.
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for roundup.
noun
The forcible gathering together of any particular group of people.
noun
The summary to a news bulletin.
noun
An upward curvature or convexity, as in the deck of a vessel.
noun
The finishing of an arrangement.
Example sentences
Monocropping damaging the soil is an observable problem (and is nitrogen fertilizer and Roundup a solution?).
The correlation between gluten intolerance and the rise of late-crop RoundUp raises some big questions.
I've seen those numbers as well, as part of a regional roundup on US News Best Jobs.
Because it's Roundup Ready they don't care or think, they just blast.
[1] check regional salary information at us news best jobs, which is a roundup of BLS data.
> The correlation between gluten intolerance and the rise of late-crop RoundUp raises some big questions.
Secondly: Is wheat the only crop we spray RoundUp on?
Not one single mention of RoundUp or any of the other toxic chemicals farmers spray on crops (especially wheat) right before/during harvest to kill them and dry them out faster.
It's very well sourced (though it does occasionally fall prey into cherry picking) to show cases of both positive impacts like GMO Papaya and Golden Rice and negative like increased RoundUp usage.
[1][4] And the roundup ready type gm is one of the main things I've heard touted about gm over the years, I'm not sure where you're getting your information.
Quote examples
This[0] article explains how "Roundup-ready corn and soybeans"(roundup is an herbicide) has caused the near disappearance of milkweed and because of that the near disappearance of Monarch Butterflies which need the milkweed to survive.
"Cultivation ease" is a basket of traits, ripening all at once (terrible for taste and nutrition), plant height, disease/pest resistance, pesticide tolerance (Monsanto's world famous "roundup ready" crops) etc.
Frequently asked questions
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How do you use roundup in a sentence?
Monocropping damaging the soil is an observable problem (and is nitrogen fertilizer and Roundup a solution?).
What does roundup mean?
The forcible gathering together of any particular group of people.
What part of speech is roundup?
roundup is commonly used as noun.