The material of repair in fractures of bone; a substance exuded at the site of fracture, which is at first soft or cartilaginous in consistency, but is ultimately converted into true bone and unites the fragments into a single piece.
A shining area on the frons of many species of Tabanomorpha (horse flies and relatives).
The new formation over the end of a cutting, before it puts out rootlets.
A hardened area of the skin (especially on the foot or hand) caused by repeated friction, wear or use.
To form such hardened tissue.
The act of uprooting something.
To remove (someone or something) from a familiar circumstance, especially suddenly and unwillingly.
To destroy (something) utterly; to eradicate, exterminate.
Of oneself or someone: to move away from a familiar environment (for example, to live elsewhere).
To tear up (a plant, etc.) by the roots, or as if by the roots; to extirpate, to root up.
Of a pig or other animal: to dig up (something in the ground) using the snout; to rummage for (something) in the ground; to grub up, to root, to rout.