noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'
cutting away; mowing down; clearing
Rare, literary word for cutting away vegetation or clearing something by cutting. Often used in older or formal texts.
古い文献には、雑草を芟除する記述が見られる。
In old documents, there are descriptions of cutting away weeds.
「芟除」は現代ではほとんど使われない言葉だ。
The word 芟除 is hardly used in modern times.