Like one's objection to weeds (6)
I believe the answer is:
rooted
'like' is the definition.
Both the answer and definition are adjectives. Maybe there's a link between them I don't understand?
I can't explain the remainder of the clue.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for rooted that I've seen before include "Fixed to the spot like a plant" , "Deeply felt" , "Firmly established and well planted" , "(Of new cutting) firmly established" , "Firmly established in a plantlike way" .)