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extirpable

extirpable adjective: capable of being extirpated or eradicated.

Adjective

extirpable (not comparable)

  1. Capable of being extirpated or eradicated.
    • an extirpable plant
    • a Plant not easily extirpable1664, J[ohn] E[velyn], Sylva, or A Discourse of Forest-trees and the Propagation of Timber in His Majesties Dominions. […], London: […] Jo[hn] Martyn, and Ja[mes] Allestry, printers to the Royal...

Origin of extirpable

From extirp + -able.

Words formed from extirpable

Questions about extirpable

What does extirpable mean?
Extirpable means capable of being extirpated or eradicated.
What part of speech is extirpable?
Extirpable is an adjective.

Words near extirpable in the dictionary

  1. extinguishments
  2. extinguisht
  3. extIPA
  4. extirp
  5. extirpability
  6. extirpable
  7. extirpate
  8. extirpated
  9. extirpates
  10. extirpating
  11. extirpation

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