Destroys One in Every Ten as Historical Punishment

This page is the CodyCross answer for the clue below from Botanical Garden, Group 1425, Puzzle 1 (Greenhouses).

Question is: Destroys One in Every Ten as Historical Punishment

and the answer is: DECIMATES

Word Meaning:

DECIMATES — third-person singular simple present indicative of decimate

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