RUDERAL


Meaning of RUDERAL in English

adj.

Pronunciation: ' rü-d ə -r ə l

Function: adjective

Etymology: New Latin ruderalis, from Latin ruder-, rudus rubble

Date: circa 1858

: growing where the natural vegetational cover has been disturbed by humans < ruderal weeds of old fields and roadsides>

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