extirpation, excision, deracination
(noun) the act of pulling up or out; uprooting; cutting off from existence
ablation, extirpation, cutting out, excision
(noun) surgical removal of a body part or tissue
Source: WordNet® 3.1
extirpation (countable and uncountable, plural extirpations)
The act of extirpating or uprooting.
Source: Wiktionary
Ex`tir*pa"tion, n. Etym: [L. extirpatio, exstirpatio: cf. F. extirpation.]
Definition: The act of extirpating or rooting out, or the state of being extirpated; eradication; excision; total destruction; as, the extirpation of weeds from land, of evil from the heart, of a race of men, of heresy.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
30 September 2024
(adjective) without forethought; “letting him borrow her car was an impulsive act that she immediately regretted”
The world’s most expensive coffee costs more than US$700 per kilogram. Asian palm civet – a cat-like creature in Indonesia, eats fruits, including select coffee cherries. It excretes partially digested seeds that produce a smooth, less acidic brew of coffee called kopi luwak.
