juuria — meaning in English

English meaning

• eradicate verb To destroy or get rid of something completely, especially a disease or problem.
• extirpate verb To clear a piece of ground of roots and tree stumps.
• root noun The underground part of a plant that anchors it and draws in water and nutrients.
• stub noun A short remaining piece of something after the main part has been used, cut, or removed.
• uproot verb To pull a plant out of the ground, roots and all.
• weed verb To pull unwanted plants out of a garden or field.

Senses

juuria is used for these senses in English:

• eradicate (transitive) To pull up by the roots.
• extirpate (transitive) To pull up by the roots; uproot.
• root (transitive) To root out; to abolish.
• stub (transitive) To remove a plant by pulling it out by the roots.
• uproot To tear up (a plant, etc.) by the roots, or as if by the roots; to extirpate, to root up.
• weed (transitive) To remove unwanted vegetation from a cultivated area (especially grass).

extirpate — full definition

1. verb To clear a piece of ground of roots and tree stumps.
2. verb To pull a plant out completely, roots and all.
3. verb To destroy something totally, leaving nothing behind.
4. verb To wipe out a group of animals or plants from one area, even though the species still survives elsewhere.

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