Arborcide

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative form of arboricide. alt-of, alternative, uncountable

    "It turned out that a neighbor's ailanthus tree was blocking her view. Ms. Powis's answer was meant to discourage both trespassing and arborcide."

Synonyms

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silvicide

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"It turned out that a neighbor's ailanthus tree was blocking her view. Ms. Powis's answer was meant to discourage both trespassing and arborcide."

Etymology

From arbor + -cide.

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