English Explanatory Dictionary

ruderal

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any plant growing in rubbish or very poor soil
  2. A plant tending to volunteer in disturbed soil.
adj
  1. That grows in rubbish or poor soil

Word forms

ruderal ruderals more ruderal most ruderal

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin rūderālis, from Latin rūdus (“rubble”).

Related words

ruderalise

Derived words

ruderally
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