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ruderal

2 ENTRIES FOUND:

1ru·der·al

adj \ˈrü-də-rəl\

Definition of RUDERAL

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

Origin of RUDERAL

New Latin ruderalis, from Latin ruder-, rudus rubble
First Known Use: circa 1858

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