Meanings
adjectiveextirpable (not comparable)
- not comparableCapable of being extirpated or eradicated.
an extirpable plant
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a Plant not easily extirpable
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Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivecapable of being totally destroyed or wiped out
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extirpable. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/extirpable
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“extirpable.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/extirpable. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “extirpable,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/extirpable.
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