juuria — meaning in English
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English meaning
- eradicate verb To destroy or get rid of something completely, especially a disease or problem.
- extirpate verb To clear an area of roots and 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
- verb To clear an area of roots and stumps.
- verb To pull up by the roots; uproot.
- verb To destroy completely; to annihilate.
- verb To cause a population to go extinct in a particular region, but not across the entire range of the species or subspecies.