extirpable

English

Etymology

extirp +‎ -able

Adjective

extirpable (not comparable)

1. Capable of being extirpated or eradicated.

   an extirpable plant

   • 1664, 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 Society, […], →OCLC:

     a Plant not easily extirpable

References

• “extirpable”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

French

Adjective

extirpable (plural extirpables)

1. extirpable