burgundy mixture — noun Usage: usually capitalized B : a fungicide similar to Bordeaux mixture but containing sodium carbonate instead of lime * * * Burgundy mixture noun A fungicide composed of copper sulphate, sodium carbonate and water • • • Main Entry:… … Useful english dictionary
Burgundy mixture — noun A mixture of copper sulphate and sodium carbonate, used as a fungicidal spray for trees and small fruits … Wiktionary
fungicide — fungicidal, adj. fungicidally, adv. /fun jeuh suyd , fung geuh /, n. a substance or preparation, as a spray or dust, used for destroying fungi. [1885 90; FUNGI + CIDE] * * * Any toxin used to kill or inhibit growth of fungi (see fungus) that… … Universalium
List of fungicides — This page aims to list well known chemical compounds, to stimulate the creation of Wikipedia articles.This list is not necessarily complete or up to date ndash; if you see an article that should be here but isn t (or one that shouldn t be here… … Wikipedia
France — /frans, frahns/; Fr. /frddahonns/, n. 1. Anatole /ann nann tawl /, (Jacques Anatole Thibault), 1844 1924, French novelist and essayist: Nobel prize 1921. 2. a republic in W Europe. 58,470,421; 212,736 sq. mi. (550,985 sq. km). Cap.: Paris. 3.… … Universalium
Côte de Nuits — The Cote de Nuits within the Côte d Or region of Burgundy. The Côte de Nuits is a French wine region located in the northern part of the Côte d Or, the limestone ridge that is at the heart of the Burgundy wine region. It extends from Dijon to… … Wikipedia
Europe, history of — Introduction history of European peoples and cultures from prehistoric times to the present. Europe is a more ambiguous term than most geographic expressions. Its etymology is doubtful, as is the physical extent of the area it designates.… … Universalium
Germany — /jerr meuh nee/, n. a republic in central Europe: after World War II divided into four zones, British, French, U.S., and Soviet, and in 1949 into East Germany and West Germany; East and West Germany were reunited in 1990. 84,068,216; 137,852 sq.… … Universalium
Spain — /spayn/, n. a kingdom in SW Europe. Including the Balearic and Canary islands, 39,244,195; 194,988 sq. mi. (505,019 sq. km). Cap.: Madrid. Spanish, España. * * * Spain Introduction Spain Background: Spain s powerful world empire of the 16th and… … Universalium
Italy — /it l ee/, n. a republic in S Europe, comprising a peninsula S of the Alps, and Sicily, Sardinia, Elba, and other smaller islands: a kingdom 1870 1946. 57,534,088; 116,294 sq. mi. (301,200 sq. km). Cap.: Rome. Italian, Italia. * * * Italy… … Universalium