v. t. [ OE. aracen, arasen, OF. arachier, esracier, F. arracher, fr. L. exradicare, eradicare. The prefix a- is perh. due to L. ab. See Eradicate. ] To tear up by the roots; to draw away. [ Obs. ] Wyatt. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. arum a genus of plants, fr. Gr. &unr_;. ] (Bot.) Of or pertaining to an order of plants, of which the genus