ruderal

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈruːdərəl/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ro̅o̅′dər əl)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
ru•der•al  (ro̅o̅′dər əl),USA pronunciation [Bot.]
adj. 
  1. Botany(of a plant) growing in waste places, along roadsides or in rubbish.

n. 
  1. Botanya ruderal plant.
  • Neo-Latin rūderālis, equivalent. to Latin rūder- (stem of rūdus broken stone, rubble) + -ālis -al1
  • 1855–60

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
ruderal / ˈruːdərəl/
  1. a plant that grows on waste ground
  1. growing in waste places
Etymology: 19th Century: from New Latin rūderālis, from Latin rūdus rubble

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