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Bordeaux mixture

–noun Horticulture.
a fungicide consisting of a mixture of copper sulfate, lime, and water.

Origin:
1890–95; free trans. of F bouillie bordelaise. See boil 1 , Bordelaise
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Bordeaux mixture  
n.  A mixture of copper sulfate, lime, and water that is sprayed as a fungicide on trees and plants.

[Translation of French bouillie bordelaise : bouillie, gruel, mixture + bordelaise, of Bordeaux.]
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